6 million years ago, there were big pandas in Europe?Dental fossil hiding body Bulgaria museum

Polar News reporter Manda

Intern Wei Yingjie

6 million years ago in Europe had giant pandas? Studies on two animal dental fossils collected by the Bulgarian Museum show that there is indeed a new giant panda species living in a wetland in Europe.

According to CNN reports on August 2, the two tooth fossils were fossils of upper molars and canine teeth. They were found in coal mines in the late 1970s and have been collected in the Bulgarian National History Museum for more than 40 years.

"It took me many years to figure out their land and age, and then it took a long time to realize that it was a giant panda fossil that was previously unknown." Museum expert Nicholas Siparov said Essence He is committed to studying dental fossils and recently published related papers.

The "Big Panda" restoration diagram (picture source: CNN)

Nicholas Siparov said that the discovery shows that humans still know little about ancient nature. Even now, scientists may still have unexpected gains on ancient creatures.

It is reported that the giant panda is quite or small as the modern giant panda. It may mainly eat vegetarian food. Studies have shown that the tip of this giant panda teeth may not be enough to crush the wooden stems of bamboo, indicating that it eats softer plants.

In addition, its teeth fossils are found in the coal seams, indicating that this ancient giant panda lives in forests and swamps. Dr. Spasov and Peking University Panda expert Dr. Jiang Zuoqiyi proposed in the historical process of drying up in the Mediterranean Basin and changing the surrounding environment, this giant panda may be extinct.

The report also said that it may be the last giant panda that lives in Europe.

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