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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and geese that lived 69 million years ago
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Giant sloths lived alongside humans in South America for millennia
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Fossil claimed to be new species of mosasaur is suspected forgery
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Punk and Emo fossils rock our ideas of how ancient molluscs looked
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Earliest known sabre-toothed predator hunted 270 million years ago
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Fossilised droppings tell the story of dinosaurs’ rise to power
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Exquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains
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New 杏吧原创 recommends documentary Hunt for the Oldest DNA
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Mega El Ni帽os may have played a part in the Permian mass extinction
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How the hidden lives of dinosaurs are being revealed by new technology
From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs
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Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared
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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
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Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried ‘jerky’
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Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe
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