New studies show that the preistorical elephants were amphibiens, who lived in the Eocen period, 37 million years ago. The scientists analized the izotophs from the teeth enamel and showed that this elephants were semi-aquatic mammal, who spent the day in the water and ate aquatic plants. From the molecular dates the elephants have the same properties with the sirieniens (sea cows). In the conclusion the modern elephants have ancestors that lived in the water, Moeritherium and Barytherium. Continue reading ‘Amazing Discoveries - ep 3 !’
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Let`s begin with the Titan moon, the biggest sattelite of Saturn planet, from our galaxy. The researchers say that is like Earth, in it`s beginning period, especially the atmosphere. In 2004 it was discovered, with the help of one probe that the surface is very hard with some geological forms likeness dunes, ditchs and craters crossed by wide rivers. The last research show that season`s modifications of the sattelite rotation can`t be only that under the solid crust would be a lichid ocean. Continue reading ‘Amazing discoveries !’