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How birds got their beaks
Scientists piece together the skull of an ancient bird, which had a primitive beak lined with teeth.
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Why Antarctica's Prehistoric Forests Might Foreshadow Its Future
Hidden on the frozen continent are clues to its greener past. By Sarah Laskow.
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Sauropod Footprint
A sauropod footprint discovered at Brothers' Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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Fossil of school bus-sized dinosaur dug up in Egyptian desert
Scientists have unearthed in a Sahara Desert oasis in Egypt fossils of a long-necked, four-legged, school bus-sized dinosaur that lived roughly 80 million years ago, a discovery that sheds light on a mysterious time period in the history of dinosaurs in Africa. By Will Dunham.
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New dinosaur looks like odd mix of duck, croc, ostrich, swan
With a bill like a duck but teeth like a croc’s, a swanlike neck and killer claws, a new dinosaur species uncovered by scientists looks like something Dr. Seuss could have dreamed up. By Seth Borenstein.
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How did dinosaurs evolve beaks and become birds? Scientists think they have the answer
Once you know that many dinosaurs had feathers, it seems much more obvious that they probably evolved into birds. But there's still a big question. By Michael J. Benton.
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New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia
A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the ‘age of dinosaur’) has been found in Russia and profoundly change how we understand the evolution of the group, says an international team of scientists.
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Between a T. Rex’s Powerful Jaws, Bones of Its Prey Exploded
Paleontologists calculated the bite force of the fearsome prehistoric predators and provided more evidence that they were opportunistic scavengers. By Nicholas St. Fleur.
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5 Times Evolution Ran in ‘Reverse’
Hagfish, penguins, and aphids are just some of the creatures that have been shaped by what’s known as regressive evolution.
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Paleo Profile: The Purgatoire River’s Whale Fish
This big fish ate tiny meals.
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What Sparked the Cambrian Explosion?
An evolutionary burst 540 million years ago filled the seas with an astonishing diversity of animals. The trigger behind that revolution is finally coming into focus. By Douglas Fox.
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