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• Ancient Spanish Fossil Jaw Rewrites Mustelid Timeline and Pushes Weasel Origins Back Six Million Years

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A microscopic fossil jaw discovered in Teruel, Spain, has fundamentally altered the evolutionary history of the weasel family, placing their origins in the Late Miocene period. The...

• Spanish Fossil Discovery Pushes Weasel Evolutionary Origins Back Over Six Million Years

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers have identified a new fossil species in Teruel, Spain, which effectively doubles the known evolutionary history of the modern weasel family. The discovery of Galanthis...