peleontology deals with the ancient animals and plants.
Yes, you read that correctly. Coprolites -- hunks of fossilized poop -- can reveal the diets and behaviors of ancient animals, but this one is plain weird.
BONES and shells give a good idea of the shapes of ancient animals, but their colours generally remain mysterious.
The researchers describe how the shape of the teeth and other factors point to the ancient animals being most closely related to African rodents.
But because they are all blood vessels of ancient animals, they complement each other and produce commonality.
The giant panda is one of the survivors of ancient animals.