Paleontology
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PaleontologyFossils suggest ancient sharks survived extinction event
Diving down deep in the ocean may have helped the fish live through the Great Dying 350 million years ago.
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PaleontologyAn ammonite adventure on the Jurassic Coast
This region is special because fossils are easy to find. They wash out of the cliffs and onto the beach where they are free for anyone to collect, as long as you follow the rules.
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PaleontologyDinosaur dreams dashed
Fans of 'Jurassic Park' may be disappointed (or possibly relieved) to learn that you can’t get ancient DNA from amber.
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PaleontologyDinosaur had impressive schnoz
Fossils found in Utah reveal geographic segregation of horned species.
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PaleontologyT. rex hunted live prey
Fossils yield tooth in healed wound of another dinosaur.
By Erin Wayman -
PaleontologyFossil sheds light on early primates
Partial skeleton near root of monkey, ape and human line.
By Bruce Bower -
PaleontologyLizard king thrived in ancient warm climate
The herbivorous reptile of 40 million years ago was around 2 meters long.
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PaleontologyFossil muddies the origin of birds
New specimen may be a feathered dinosaur — or the earliest avian yet discovered
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PaleontologyMy Beloved Brontosaurus
On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek.
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PaleontologyEarliest primate had tree-climber ankles
A creature known only from fossils of its teeth gets some more parts.
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PaleontologyThe Last Lost World
Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene, by Lydia V. Pyne and Stephen J. Pyne.
By Sid Perkins