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Scientists sifted through a million years of volcanic ash in a remote cave, and found a forgotten evolutionary world
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Paleontologists have discovered a diverse collection of ancient bird and frog fossils in New Zealand's Moa Eggshell Cave. The find fills a 15-million-year gap in the fossil record, revealing species that existed between 1 and 1.55 million years ago.
A study published in Alcheringa highlights an excavation at Moa Eggshell Cave near Waitomo on the North Island. A research team led by Trevor Worthy of Flinders University and Paul Scofield of the Canterbury Museum recovered a diverse collection of ancient bird and frog bones, perfectly preserved between two distinct layers of volcanic ash.
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