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over 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

The dog-sized rats of East Timor

Seven species of giant rats from East Timor have been discovered by a team of archeologists. The largest one grew ten times as big as modern-day rats.
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over 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Brazilian formation yields early amphibians of tropical Gondwana

About 270 million years ago, life on land flourished in high-latitude regions following the continental glaciation in the Late Carboniferous. Despite 150 years of study, however, the origin of this diversification is unclear. New fossil discoveries from northeastern Brazil shed a light on this mystery.
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over 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Apatosaurus’ supersonic tail might have cracked the sound barrier

It all started in mid '90s when Nathan Myhrvold, a computer scientist, wondered if the tails of Diplodocid sauropods could have made a cracking noise similar to a bullwhip.
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over 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Deer-like male combat behaviors in mammal relatives 270 million years ago

One study explains how 270 million years ago, two different mammal relatives could have exhibited interspecies combat behaviors similar to today’s deer.
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over 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Late Triassic too hot for dinosaurs

An in-depth study of fossils from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, has revealed temperature fluctuation and unstable environment during the Triassic Period. This likely prevented the diversification of larger dinosaurs until 30 million years after their appearance.
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