It was in the Rhinoceros Cave, near Casablanca, that researchers discovered the earliest faunal remains butchered and consumed in by men on the African continent. These 37 show «the oldest evidence of butchery in Africa occurred in open-air sites».
In Spain, authorities have seized a number of fossils believed to have been smuggled from Morocco. The seizure brings to the surface a series of other smuggling operations that have been denounced by researchers.
For the first time, NASA releases a colorful photo of Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, showing the rocks and folding of the mountains. The image was taken more than 700 kilometers above Earth's surface by NASA’s Terra satellite.
Discovered in 2018 by Morocco’s Oukaimeden Observatory, an exoplanet and its star were named by Moroccans after two legendary Amazigh lovers. Isli and Tislit were named through a contest initiated by the International Astronomical Union and conducted by Moroccan scholars.
Similar tracks of Allosaurus and Torvosaurus discovered in Morocco, Switzerland, Portugal and Spain suggest that dinosaurs had migratory routes between Gondwana and Laurasia.
A recent study has revealed that all modern humans originated from Botswana. The findings come as Morocco was referred to as the cradle of humanity in 2017, being home to the oldest Homo sapiens fossils.
Fossils found in Morocco show that animals developed a remarkable collective behavior 480 million years ago. These sea animals, which lived in the Kingdom, knew how to form orderly lines to mate and interact.