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Initial research by the University&#8217;s archaeologists and palaeontologists indicates an origin close to the beginning of the first civilisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This find is a source of both excitement and surprise for the scientific community. Curiously, the animal seems to have been surrounded by ovoid objects, opening the door to numerous hypotheses. As for the animal itself, it is thought to be quadripedal and similar to a lagomorph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first glance, the initial findings suggest an ancient species of rabbit. What were its characteristics? It looks particularly relaxed and well-fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, please contact the University at aprilsfoolsday@uni.lu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub><strong>\u00a9<\/strong> Image created with Microsoft Copilot.<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare discovery was made at the University of Luxembourg: the fossil of an ancient mammal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":24337,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[10],"news-topic":[],"organisation":[],"authorship":[91],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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