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almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Tiktaalik was a fish out of water

How in the world did fish evolve into land-dwelling animals? Scientists knew that fish must have had to emerge from water on primitive feet but they couldn't find their missing link. Until they found Tiktaalik.

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plants and animals

almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Weird mammals get a home in the tree of life

Two wonderfully weird animals from the last ice age of South America never had a real home in the mammal family tree. Through protein sequencing of fossil bones, scientists have found their closest living relatives.

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plants and animals

almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Bipedal crocodile ancestor discovered in North Carolina

In Triassic North Carolina, a 9-foot-tall bipedal crocodile relative ruled the land with a jaw full of knife-like teeth. Meet the "Butcher of Carolina."

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fossils

almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

The flying reptile of Transylvania

Scientists described the fossil remains of a pterosaur from the Transylvania region of Romania. Its relatives include the biggest flying animals of all time.

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fossils

almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Nyctosaurus, the wild pterosaur with an "antler"

Most flying reptiles are already bizarre. Nyctosaurus ups the ante with something approximating a huge deer antler on its head.

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Tiktaalik was a fish out of water

Weird mammals get a home in the tree of life

Bipedal crocodile ancestor discovered in North Carolina

The flying reptile of Transylvania

Nyctosaurus, the wild pterosaur with an "antler"