7-Million-Year-Old Fossils Show How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 08:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

For years, there has been scant fossil evidence showing how the giraffe evolved to have such a long neck. But now, the remains of a 7-million-year-old creature with a shorter neck provides proof that the giraffe's iconic feature evolved in stages.

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