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Crocodilian’s 76-Million-Year-Old Crime Exposed In Bite Mark On Young Pterosaur FossilAn artist's impression of Cryodrakon boreas, a large pterosaur

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Crocodilian’s 76-Million-Year-Old Crime Exposed In Bite Mark On Young Pterosaur FossilAn artist's impression of Cryodrakon boreas, a large pterosaur
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Crocodilian’s 76-Million-Year-Old Crime Exposed In Bite Mark On Young Pterosaur Fossil

clock-iconJanuary 23, 2025
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Whale Ancestor Crawled Out Of The Sea 400 Million Years Ago – And Then Crawled Back InPakicetus skeleton showing all four limbs and tail. The skeleton as a long snout with large teeth.

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Whale Ancestor Crawled Out Of The Sea 400 Million Years Ago – And Then Crawled Back InPakicetus skeleton showing all four limbs and tail. The skeleton as a long snout with large teeth.
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Whale Ancestor Crawled Out Of The Sea 400 Million Years Ago – And Then Crawled Back In

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We’ve Caught A Glimpse Into What Early Human Relatives Ate 3 Million Years AgoModel of ancient human ancestor australopithecus afarensis

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We’ve Caught A Glimpse Into What Early Human Relatives Ate 3 Million Years AgoModel of ancient human ancestor australopithecus afarensis
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We’ve Caught A Glimpse Into What Early Human Relatives Ate 3 Million Years Ago

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World’s Smallest Cat Was 300,000 Years Old And Adorably Teeny TinyVery small and cute wild cat species with reddish fur and big green eyes. The animal is prowling towards the camera as if hunting.

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World’s Smallest Cat Was 300,000 Years Old And Adorably Teeny TinyVery small and cute wild cat species with reddish fur and big green eyes. The animal is prowling towards the camera as if hunting.
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World’s Smallest Cat Was 300,000 Years Old And Adorably Teeny Tiny

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What Killed The Dinosaurs? New Study Suggests We’ve Got One Key Element Wronga velociraptor watching the chicxulub asteroid approach earth

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What Killed The Dinosaurs? New Study Suggests We’ve Got One Key Element Wronga velociraptor watching the chicxulub asteroid approach earth
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What Killed The Dinosaurs? New Study Suggests We’ve Got One Key Element Wrong

clock-iconJanuary 16, 2025
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How Did Dinosaurs Have Sex? A Guide To Studying Extinct Love Livestwo dinosaur toys positioned so it looks like they're mating on a sofa

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How Did Dinosaurs Have Sex? A Guide To Studying Extinct Love Livestwo dinosaur toys positioned so it looks like they're mating on a sofa
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How Did Dinosaurs Have Sex? A Guide To Studying Extinct Love Lives

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Oldest Equatorial Dinosaur In The World Discovered, Dating Back 230 Million YearsAn artist’s rendering shows how Ahvaytum bahndooiveche may have appeared in a habitat dating to around 230 million years ago. the chicken-sized dinosaur is bending down for a drink in a pool

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Oldest Equatorial Dinosaur In The World Discovered, Dating Back 230 Million YearsAn artist’s rendering shows how Ahvaytum bahndooiveche may have appeared in a habitat dating to around 230 million years ago. the chicken-sized dinosaur is bending down for a drink in a pool
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Oldest Equatorial Dinosaur In The World Discovered, Dating Back 230 Million Years

clock-iconJanuary 9, 2025
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90 Million Years Ago, Antarctica Had A Lush Rainforest And DinosaursIllustration of the Antarctic rainforest

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90 Million Years Ago, Antarctica Had A Lush Rainforest And DinosaursIllustration of the Antarctic rainforest
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90 Million Years Ago, Antarctica Had A Lush Rainforest And Dinosaurs

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Predator-Prey Arms Race Revealed In 517-Million-Year-Old Fossils Is World’s OldestIn the Cambrian era having holes punched in their shells was a significant threat to Lapworthella fasciculata, setting off the oldest arms race we have found.

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Predator-Prey Arms Race Revealed In 517-Million-Year-Old Fossils Is World’s OldestIn the Cambrian era having holes punched in their shells was a significant threat to Lapworthella fasciculata, setting off the oldest arms race we have found.
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Predator-Prey Arms Race Revealed In 517-Million-Year-Old Fossils Is World’s Oldest

clock-iconJanuary 7, 2025
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Gigantic 166-Million-Year-Old "Dinosaur Highway" Is Biggest Ever Found In The UKDinosaur trackways in Oxfordshire

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Gigantic 166-Million-Year-Old "Dinosaur Highway" Is Biggest Ever Found In The UKDinosaur trackways in Oxfordshire
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Gigantic 166-Million-Year-Old "Dinosaur Highway" Is Biggest Ever Found In The UK

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8 Fossil Discoveries That Changed Our Understanding Of Life On EarthSkeleton of Navaornis, a fossil bird from the age of dinosaurs.

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8 Fossil Discoveries That Changed Our Understanding Of Life On EarthSkeleton of Navaornis, a fossil bird from the age of dinosaurs.
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8 Fossil Discoveries That Changed Our Understanding Of Life On Earth

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Do We Still Live In An Age Of Dinosaurs?illustration of a flock of birds in the shape of a dinosaur skull

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Do We Still Live In An Age Of Dinosaurs?illustration of a flock of birds in the shape of a dinosaur skull
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Do We Still Live In An Age Of Dinosaurs?

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Complete Mastodon Jaw – The First In 11 Years – Found By New Yorker In BackyardA mastodon jaw found in New York

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Complete Mastodon Jaw – The First In 11 Years – Found By New Yorker In BackyardA mastodon jaw found in New York
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Complete Mastodon Jaw – The First In 11 Years – Found By New Yorker In Backyard

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205-Million-Year-Old Lizard Is The World’s Oldest, Discovered In A Quarry Near Bristola fossil of the world's oldest lizard showing its teeth poking through rock

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205-Million-Year-Old Lizard Is The World’s Oldest, Discovered In A Quarry Near Bristola fossil of the world's oldest lizard showing its teeth poking through rock
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205-Million-Year-Old Lizard Is The World’s Oldest, Discovered In A Quarry Near Bristol

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Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human EvolutionAn illustration showing what Lucy and her species may have looked like. The colored image shows two ape-like hominids standing in the foreground. The first is male and, slightly behind him, is a female example. Further in the background are some other members of their species following footprints in the sand. The animals are located within an African setting with a mountain in the background as well as some elephants, giraffes and ghazel.

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Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human EvolutionAn illustration showing what Lucy and her species may have looked like. The colored image shows two ape-like hominids standing in the foreground. The first is male and, slightly behind him, is a female example. Further in the background are some other members of their species following footprints in the sand. The animals are located within an African setting with a mountain in the background as well as some elephants, giraffes and ghazel.
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Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human Evolution

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