Fossils
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Fossils
The paleontologist and the three dinosaurs
Skulls thought to be from three different dinosaurs may actually be from the same dino type at three different ages.
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Fossils
The bug that may have killed a dinosaur
The holes in the jaw bone of a world-famous T. Rex suggest the dino died from a parasite infection.
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Three strikes wiped out woolly mammoths
Giant mammals went extinct thanks to climate, comet and people.
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Fossils
Mini T. rex
Scientists have unearthed a dinosaur skeleton that looks like a person-sized Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Have shell, will travel
Fossilized tracks left by early land-dwelling animals reveal they brought shells ashore.
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Meet the new dinos
Fossil finds reveal a tiny, meat-eating species and another with featherlike features.
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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.
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South America’s sticky tar pits
The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California.
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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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Flight without sonar
An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.
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