🇮🇱 Israel

Nothosaurus

250 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 3 occ.

Placodus

250 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 3 occ.

Psephosaurus

247 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.

Psephoderma

243 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Simosaurus

247 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Titanopteryx

84 Ma

Pterosaurs Valid 1 occ.

140,000-year-old skeleton shows earliest interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals

dating discovery fossil Homo sapiens Israel +1

Scientists have uncovered the world s earliest fossil showing both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens features: a five-year-old child from Israel s Skhul Cave dating back 140,000 years. This discovery pushes back the timeline of human interbreeding, proving that Neanderthals and modern humans were already mixing long before Europe s later encounters.

21/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo

Butchery clues reveal Neanderthals may have had “family recipes”

bone hunting Israel

Neanderthals living in two nearby caves in ancient Israel prepared their food in surprisingly different ways, according to new archaeological evidence. Despite using the same tools and hunting the same animals, they left behind distinct cut-mark patterns on bones—hints of cultural traditions passed down through generations.

17/07/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo