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Burgess Shale
Canadian site with fossils dating back 500 MYA.
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Enamel Hypoplasia
Tooth enamel defect from periods of starvation.
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Melanin
Pigment affecting skin color and vitamin production.
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Sahul
Landmass of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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Piloerection
Hair standing up in response to fear.
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Schöningen Spears
Earliest known hunting tools from Neanderthals.
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Primate
Diverse group including humans, monkeys, and apes.
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Natufian Culture
Sedentary hunter-gatherers from 15,000 to 11,000 BCE.
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Sunghir Burials
Elaborate child burials dating 34,000 years ago.
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Microbial Mat
Fossilized sheets of microorganisms from 3.5 billion years ago.
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Spinolestes
Tiny nocturnal mammals from the therapsid lineage.
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Grypania
First known sexual bacteria, dating 2 billion years ago.
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Gossip
Unverified casual conversation about others.
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Paleomagnetism
Study of ancient Earth's magnetic field in rocks.
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Cueva des-Cubierta
Cave with possible Neanderthal ritual significance.
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Mesosaurus
Small aquatic reptile, 3 feet long, lived 280 million years ago.
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Charles Darwin
Proposed evolution through natural selection in 1859.
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Iridium
Rare element linked to asteroid impact theories.
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Plesiadapis
First primate fossil, adapted for climbing trees.
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Mitochondrial Eve
Hypothetical common matrilineal ancestor of all humans.
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