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A routine geothermal drilling project at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has led to a striking paleontological surprise. Scientists unexpectedly discovered a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil buried 763 feet beneath the museum’s own parking lot—making it the deepest and oldest fossil ever unearthed in the Denver area. What They Found 763 Feet Down Shocked Everyone This unexpected find didn’t …

Researchers have pulled the perfectly-preserved skull of an ice age horse from a mine in Yukon, Canada, new pictures show. Based on the soil around the skull and the depth of sediments where it was found, experts estimate that the horse lived about 30,000 years ago — but more precise radiocarbon dating could narrow this down, a spokesperson for the …