US actor Nicolas Cage has agreed to turn over a dinosaur skull he purchased for $276,000, after it turned out to be smuggled from Mongolia, his agent confirmed Tuesday. The actor bought the Tarbosaurus bataar…
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Fossil date boosts South Africa claim as cradle of mankind
New dating of South Africa’s most famous hominid fossil confirms it is older than widely thought, boosting the country’s claim to be a home of humankind, scientists said on Wednesday. Named “Little Foot,” the skeletal…