Awesome Beasts Roved Ancient Site


	Awesome Beasts Roved Ancient Site

abailart

10-31-2007 12:38 PM

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paleontology, early human migration, species mixing

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10-31-2007 3:22 PM

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Early humans might have been drawn to Europe by the rich diversity of mammals at sites like Fonelas.

Like tourist or safari hunters???
And home again before the sun went down!

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<FONT size="2">The creatures' remains were among a vast fossil hoard unearthed at an ancient hyena den in the Granada region of south-east Spain.
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<FONT size="2">The area appears to have been a crossroads where European animals mixed with species from Africa and Asia.
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<FONT size="2">About 4,000 fossils have been found at the unique site. They also include gazelles, wolves, wild boar and lynx.</FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7067644.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.bbc.co.uk/img/1732B7AC-3385-4BD6-B3C8-07F6A080A904" alt="Sabretooth jaw  (Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana - IGME)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7067644.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.bbc.co.uk/img/D3CBFE6D-B797-4281-84BC-2586ACA708D1" alt="Gazelle  (Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana - IGME)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7067644.stm">
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