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Here are a dozen of the oldest-known fossils we've discovered in the last 20 years.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=botany">botany</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=evolution">evolution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=reptiles">reptiles</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=mammals">mammals</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=birds">birds</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/worlds-oldest-fossils-in-3.7-billion-year-old-rocks-in-greenland/7802336?section=science"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201609/r1608946_24460276.jpg" align="left" alt="">Oldest known fossils push evidence for life back by 220 million years</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 1 September 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Huge find</span> The oldest fossils known to date have been discovered in 3.7 billion-year-old rocks in Greenland by an Australian-led team of researchers.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-22/baby-titanosaur-dinosaurs-hatched-with-adult-like-proportions/7347418"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201604/r1556761_23348720.jpg" align="left" alt="">Baby giant dinosaurs hatched with adult-like proportions</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 22 April 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Big baby</span> The offspring of the largest vertebrates to have ever walked the Earth were probably independent soon after birth, according to an analysis of a 67-million-year-old baby titanosaur.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-05/ancient-'kite-runner'-discovered/7299820?section=science"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201604/r1550125_23217455.jpg" align="left" alt="">Ancient 'Kite Runner' carried its young attached to its body by threads</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 5 April 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Fossil find</span> A tiny arthropod from 430 million years ago dubbed the 'Kite Runner' stashed its young in individual capsules tethered to its body.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-16/pregnant-t-rex-discovery-sheds-light-on-evolution-of-egg-laying/7251466"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201603/r1543074_23074143.jpg" align="left" alt="">Pregnant T. rex dinosaur found</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 16 March 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Old mum</span> A pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex has been found, shedding light on the evolution of egg-laying as well as on gender differences in the dinosaur</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-15/t-rex-tiny-ancestor-could-hold-clue-to-predator-dominance/7246928?section=science"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201603/r1542531_23063246.jpg" align="left" alt="">T-rex's tiny ancestor could hold clue to predator's dominance</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 15 March 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Evolution gap</span> The fossils of a newly discovered, smaller ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex may hold clues as to why the iconic dinosaur rose to the top of the food chain, scientists say.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-09/ichthyosaurs-may-have-been-wiped-out-by-climate-change/7230400"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201603/r1540073_23012814.jpg" align="left" alt="">Ancient ichthyosaurs may have been wiped out by climate change</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 9 March 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Extinction event</span> Climate change sealed the fate of ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles that ruled the oceans for 157 million years, suggests an analysis of fossils.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-01/520-million-year-old-nervous-system-found/7209916"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201603/r1537005_22948230.jpg" align="left" alt="">Nervous system found in 520-million-year-old crustacean like animal</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 1 March 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Old nerves</span> A fossil of a 520-million-year-old animal is so well preserved that its individual nerve fibres are still visible, according to a new study on the crustacean-like creature that once lived in southern China.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=evolution">evolution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-16/ancient-flower-trapped-in-amber-found-in-dominican-republic/7169394"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201602/r1531705_22868941.jpg" align="left" alt="">New species of ancient flower found in amber from the Dominican Republic</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 16 February 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Precious petal</span> The discovery of a new species of ancient flower beautifully preserved in amber indicates that ancestors of today's daisies, mints and tomatoes flourished in Caribbean jungles up to 45 million years ago.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=botany">botany</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fossils">fossils</a>, <a 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