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almost 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

'Beautiful' fossils reveal ancient ancestor of crocs and dinosaurs

A toothy beast the size of a large lizard roamed Brazil over 250 million years ago. Armed with large teeth and powerful jaws, this predator’s wonderfully preserved skull may hold clues to the origins of some of the biggest creatures that ever existed on Earth.

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almost 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Bird’s escape from marine predator recorded in fossil

One lucky bird’s narrow escape from its hunter refines our knowledge about predatory behavior in Late Cretaceous waters. Researchers matched the bite marks with a predator’s teeth to figure out how it all happened.

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almost 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Half-century old “Tully Monster” fossil finally identified

The 300-million-year-old enigma looks like a sci-fi squid with claw. Scientists have finally figured out its place on the tree of life.

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fossils

almost 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

T. rex's smaller cousin was dinosaur brainiac

We all know and love Tyrannosaurus rex for its raw power, awe-inspiring charisma and predatory prowess. However, there has also been a massive and mysterious gap in the tyrannosaur evolutionary tree for a long time. That is, until the discovery of the not-so-little Timurlengia.

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plants and animals

almost 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Gigantic corpse flower’s tiny relative smells like coconuts

The genus Rafflesia is widely known for at least two reasons—its gigantic bloom and repulsive stench. One newly discovered member of the group is the smallest of its kind and gives off a fruity fragrance.

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'Beautiful' fossils reveal ancient ancestor of crocs and dinosaurs

Bird’s escape from marine predator recorded in fossil

Half-century old “Tully Monster” fossil finally identified

T. rex's smaller cousin was dinosaur brainiac

Gigantic corpse flower’s tiny relative smells like coconuts