Early Neolithic groups from Anatolia spread and settled across Europe in the period from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago and became the first farmers.
Scientists discovered the oldest known Ichthyosaur remains. The paleontological find is changing how scientists see the emergence of the species as a whole.
The delayed appearance of these animals shows that this was not a unique period of rapid evolutionary advances, as previously believed.
Experts believe that the discovery will help fill a gap in the fossil record.