Fossils
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Fossils
Meet the new dinos
Fossil finds reveal a tiny, meat-eating species and another with featherlike features.
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Fossils
Invisible fossils of the first animals
Though the first animals on Earth didn’t leave behind rock fossils, scientists can still find these ancient creatures by observing their invisible molecular fossils.
By Douglas Fox -
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South America’s sticky tar pits
The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California.
By Sid Perkins -
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Flight without sonar
An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.
By Emily Sohn -
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Tiny pterodactyl
Scientists working in China have found the remains of the smallest pterodactyl ever known.
By Emily Sohn -
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Hall of Dinos
The world's largest dinosaur mural is now open for viewing in Pittsburgh.
By Emily Sohn -
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Digging Dinos
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species that spent time underground.
By Emily Sohn -
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Feathered fossils
Scientists have discovered evidence of feathers on one of the biggest dinosaurs yet.
By Emily Sohn -
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A big, weird dino
A newly discovered genus of feathered dinosaurs was surprisingly huge and heavy for its shape.
By Emily Sohn -
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A Living Fossil
Scientists have discovered that an Asian rodent belongs to a family of animals that had been thought to be extinct.
By J. L. Pegg -
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An Ancient Feathered Biplane
A dinosaur may have glided from tree to tree on two sets of wings, one below the other.
By Emily Sohn -
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Fossil Forests
The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.
By Emily Sohn