Parasitologists in China have discovered one of the world’s earliest tapeworm fossils, and might have their hands on the only fossilized tapeworm remains that aren’t traces from another animal. The resin-entrapped worm represents one of the oldest families of parasites still alive today and dates to the Cretaceous Period, 100 million years ago. The Chinese […]
The megalodon tooth was found in an unexplored seamount. Click to read more. Megalodon is an ancient shark that went extinct around 2. 6 million years ago but ruled the world's oceans for approximately 20 million years.