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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Behemoth dinosaurs evolved from small ancestors more rapidly than paleontologists thought

New evidence from Argentina reveals that dinosaur ancestors, known as dinosauromorphs, gave rise to their famous descendants much earlier than once thought. It could have been as few as 5 million years.
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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Globetrotting flying reptile found in Texas

Scientists have long speculated that pterosaurs, the first backboned animals to take flight, were able to cross the world's continents by air. Now, fossils of a pterosaur named Cimoliopterus offer definitive proof.
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plants and animals
about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

The ugly-cute little monsters from the dark abyss

The giant invertebrates of the deep ocean enjoy fame and fortune on the everlasting internet. But no matter how big and terrifying many may be, none will be as adored as much as the one and only giant isopod, the crustacean darling of the deep ocean.
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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

The tiny toothy ancestor of today’s modern giant whales

A tiny new species of whale is filling the gaps of the family tree, providing clues to how baleen evolved and how they became the giants they are today.
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fossils
about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Trapped in tar: The Ice Age animals of Rancho La Brea

In the middle of the city of Los Angeles lies one of the most important fossil sites in all the world. The La Brea tar pits preserve an Ice Age eden beyond the grip of the huge glaciers that leveled North America.
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