2014 Event A fossil unearthed in China has been identified as a new pterosaur species; named Kryptodrakon progenitor, the fossil is the first of its kind to show traits of pterodactyls, giant flying reptiles 2013 Event Paleontologist Philip Currie reveals the fully-intact baby Chasmosaurus dinosaur fossil he excavated at Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park; the 72 million-year-old dinosaur is about 1.5 meters long and estimated to have been three years old when it died 2013 Event Scientist in China discover an ancient human fossil in a cave near Beijing; the 40,000 year-old leg bone shows it was related to the ancestors of present-day Asians and Native Americans 2012 Event Scientist in Tanzania discover the oldest-known dinosaur fossil - a 243-million-year-old fossil from the extinct reptile Nyasasaurus 2011 Event In South Africa, scientists find Australopithecus sediba skeletons are 2 million years old, suggesting the hominid species could be a transitional fossil between apes and humans 2010 Event A new species of ancient crocodile, Khoratosuchus jintasakuli, is identified by a fossil in Thailand 2009 Event A new kind of flying reptile fossil, Darwinopterus, lived over 160 million years ago, is found in China 1997 Event Span scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil 1989 Event 150-million-year-old fossil egg found 1897 Event 1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde" found in Drente, Netherlands
