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The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps.
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Millions of years before the arrival of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, another fearsome dinosaur — the Gnathovorax — roamed what is now southern Brazil,...
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Like modern humans and primates, Neanderthals — our closest evolutionary cousins — are thought to have lived in groups, but their size and composition...
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Crocodiles are sometimes described as living fossils for their close resemblance to their forebears who roamed the Earth during the age of the dinosaurs....
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The towering Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in western Canada in 1991 is the world’s biggest, a team of paleontologists said Friday, following a decades-long process...
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Where to place the fossil in the geologic record has been a mystery since the first species and specimens of this fossil organism were...
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Unexpected findings in a paleontological investigation of the continental shelf sea bed off southern California revealed the ecosystem was once gravel beds hosting scallops...
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Lucy, the ancient ancestor of modern humans, probably spent at least a third of her day nesting in trees, according to new research unveiled...
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Paleontologists in Argentina have announced the discovery of a major Jurassic-era fossil site four years after it was first discovered. The site, which spans...
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After years of studying a mysterious thigh bone from a cave in China, scientists said Thursday they believe it represents an ancient species of...