Another rare fish washed up and the last home of the Neanderthals

Oarfish washes up in Oceanside

By Susan Shroder

OCEANSIDE — For the second time in a week, a rare serpent-like oarfish has surfaced in Southern California, this one on Friday at Oceanside Harbor. Beachgoers who saw the carcass wash up on the north side of the south Oceanside jetty, off the 1200 block of North Pacific Street, called police about 5 p.m., Oceanside police Officer Mark Bussey said. A caller told police he thought it was a whale. Bussey and other officers responded as curious onlookers gathered around the silvery creature. At one point, about 50 to 75 people were there, Bussey said.

Read rest see pics here:http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/18/oar-fish-oceanside-offbeat/

This is the second Oar Fish washed up. Whats going on under the ocean? Large predator perhaps or underwater earthquake?

Jersey's place in Neanderthal history revealed in study

A study on a Jersey site that revealed a significant piece of late Neanderthal history has been published. Scientists working on an archaeological dig in St Brelade said teeth found at La Cotte suggest Jersey was one of the last places Neanderthals lived. The team of British archaeologists have unearthed items which show the presence of Stone Age hunters at the headland. They said the finds were helping scientists understand more about the early relatives of modern humans. Digging for archaeological remains The site contains the only known late Neanderthal remains from North West Europe A large portion of the site contains sediments dating to the last Ice Age, preserving 250,000 years of climate change and archaeological evidence.

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I wonder what else may have lasted past its extinction day on the island? They may find some interesting stuff .

rare creature washed up

Rare saber-toothed whale washes ashore in Venice Beach

By Jason Wells

A rare whale known for its saber-like teeth and preference for frigid subarctic waters washed ashore in a highly unlikely place Tuesday night: Venice Beach.The female Stejneger’s beaked whale — also known as the Saber-toothed whale — was loaded onto the bed of a truck early Wednesday and taken for an necropsy that will give scientists a rare glimpse into the lives of the elusive mammals. So rare, in fact, it sent Nick Fash, an education specialist for Heal the Bay, pedaling his bike down to the site "as fast as I could."

Read rest and see pics here:http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rare-sabertoothed-whale-washes-ashore-in-venice-beach-20131016,0,2686041.story?track=rss

NEWS JUST IN :Professor: 'Yeti hairs genetically identical to polar bear'

Professor: 'Yeti hairs genetically identical to polar bear'

5 hours ago :A human genetics expert who has analysed hairs allegedly from Yetis, says they are genetically identical to ancient polar bears.Bryan Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics at Oxford University, conducted the research.

SOURCE:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24565282

520 million year old fossil had nervous system

Big clawed fossil had spider-like brain

By Melissa Hogenboom Science reporter, BBC News

Scientists have discovered the best-preserved nervous system in an ancient fossil. Dating back 520 million years, the clawed spider-like fossil shows clear evidence of a brain and of nerve cords running through the creature's trunk. The specimen now confirms that the ancestors of spiders and scorpions were related, but branched off more than half-a-billion years ago.

Read rest see pics here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24550167

Ancient  creatures may have been more evolved than first thought.If cryptids are ancient creatures still around today, they may be more sophisticated than we imagined .

oldest blood discovered

46-million-year-old mosquito's last meal is the oldest blood ever discovered

By Nigel Atkins

The ancient insect was so well-preserved because it had been trapped in mudstone, meaning the organic remains decomposed slowly.

The oldest blood known has been found in a mosquito which was fossilised 46 million years ago. It died soon after feeding and was perfectly preserved in the shale of a mountain range in Montana, USA.Expert Dr Dale Greenwalt used state of the art technology to identify the blood in the previously unknown species of mozzie. He told Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the “improbable find” showed how little insects have changed.

Read rest here:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/oldest-blood-mosquito-fossil-discovered-2371691#ixzz2hmmqmf7h

 

Jurassic Park anyone? It does pose the question if insects have remained unchanged what else may have done the same?  So those who believe in  living dinosaurs, food for thought!