A 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil was found at a 5,000-year-old settlement in Ankara; ancient inhabitants may have brought it there
- PC: Anadolu Agency of TurkeyA 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil has been discovered at an archaeological site in Ankara, Turkey.
- Excavators uncovered the fossil during work at Kulhoyuk in the Oyaca neighbourhood of Ankara’s Golbasi district.
- Researchers believe it dates to one of the final phases of the Tethys Sea, an ancient body of water that once covered parts of Central Anatolia.
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- PC: Anadolu Agency of TurkeyA 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil has been discovered at an archaeological site in Ankara, Turkey.
- Excavators uncovered the fossil during work at Kulhoyuk in the Oyaca neighbourhood of Ankara’s Golbasi district.
- Researchers believe it dates to one of the final phases of the Tethys Sea, an ancient body of water that once covered parts of Central Anatolia.
Sources: Times of India