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A newly discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been described via a remarkably well-preserved fossil from Argentina, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fernando Novas from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales...
A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to crystallize millions...

Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil's surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light...

How dinosaur extinctions created an environment that contributed to our fruit-eating primate ancestors

The extinction of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth may have played a critical role in creating an environment that helped fruits evolve,...

Three new ancestors added to Tasmanian tiger’s storyline

Eighty-eight years ago today, the last of the Tasmanian tigers, also known as the Thylacine, died in the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart. Now scientists...

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