Fossils
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FossilsThe 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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FossilsThe 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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FossilsThree strikes wiped out woolly mammoths
Giant mammals went extinct thanks to climate, comet and people.
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FossilsMini T. rex
Scientists have unearthed a dinosaur skeleton that looks like a person-sized Tyrannosaurus rex.
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FossilsHave shell, will travel
Fossilized tracks left by early land-dwelling animals reveal they brought shells ashore.
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FossilsMeet the new dinos
Fossil finds reveal a tiny, meat-eating species and another with featherlike features.
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FossilsInvisible 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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FossilsSouth America’s sticky tar pits
The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California.
By Sid Perkins -
FossilsFlight without sonar
An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.
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FossilsTiny pterodactyl
Scientists working in China have found the remains of the smallest pterodactyl ever known.
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FossilsHall of Dinos
The world's largest dinosaur mural is now open for viewing in Pittsburgh.
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FossilsDigging Dinos
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species that spent time underground.
By Emily Sohn