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almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Life-size Velociraptor skeleton soon available as 3D print

Friend of Earth Archives, Zach Coker, is about to do something no one has done before. He is designing a life-size Velociraptor skeleton to be 3D printed and loaned or sold to classrooms around the world. In order to accomplish this goal, Zach needs your help. Please read his description of Dinosaurs in the Classroom below and consider donating to his GoFundMe campaign.

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fossils

almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Armored reptile discovered in North Carolina

Scientists in North Carolina have unearthed a new species of aetosaur, a group of armored relatives of crocodiles that lived around the world during the Triassic Period more than 200 million years ago.

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plants and animals

almost 6 years ago by Julio Lacerda

Forty million years of whale history

A team of researchers from the University of Otago created a comprehensive guide to the history of baleen whales based on the most complete family tree ever made for the group.

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fossils

almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Weird fossil of the week: Ambulocetus

How did whales become one of the few groups of mammals to go back into the sea? Ambulocetus bridges the gap between small terrestrial ancestors and the sea-faring behemoths more recognizable as whales.

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fossils

almost 6 years ago by Luigi Gaskell

Dinosaur feathers in Canadian amber

Amber is surprisingly efficient at preserving soft tissue that would normally deteriorate under normal taphonomic conditions. Valuable information on the structure and evolution of feathers is discussed.

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Life-size Velociraptor skeleton soon available as 3D print

Armored reptile discovered in North Carolina

Forty million years of whale history

Weird fossil of the week: Ambulocetus

Dinosaur feathers in Canadian amber