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- Study Paints Sabertooths as Relative Pussycats
- The sabertooth cat may have been less aggressive than its feline cousin, the American lion, a new study says.
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- New Dinosaur Built Like a Sherman Tank
- A newfound dinosaur was the paleo version of an armored tank.
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- 25 Amazing Ancient Beasts
- Incredible creatures discovered in recent years, artfully rendered.
More Fossils News and Information
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POLL: Are Humans Causing Global Warming?
What do you think of the latest evidence?
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Ancient Bird's Feathers Had Iridescent Glow
Microstructures in feather fossils show evidence feathers were iridescent.
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Sloth and Primate Fossils Found in Underwater Cave
A primate skull and sloth bones are some of the treasures discovered in a prehistoric cave.
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Oldest Animal Fossils Found in Lakes, Not Oceans
Fossils discovered in a lake may force scientists to rethink where life began.
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Huge Fossilized Dung Reveals a Hidden Ancient Ecosystem
Mega-dung reveals a hidden ecosystem
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Why Are Human Brains So Big?
Social competition may be the main reason human brains are so big, researchers find.
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First Land Creatures Had Wild Appearances
The first fish-like animals to squirm out of the sea and onto land were pretty wild looking, new research concludes.
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Toothy 3-foot Piranha Fossil Found
Megapiranha was up to 3 feet long (1 meter) — four times a big as those living today.
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Evidence Found for Ancient Supersized Sperm
Fossil evidence suggests a tiny, ancient crustacean used sperm for mating.
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Nut-Cracking Dinosaur Like a Giant Parrot
Parrot-beaked dinosaur devoured nuts and seeds.
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Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution
Dinosaur hands shed light on evolution of modern bird wings.
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'Lucy' Fossil Coming to Times Square
The 'Lucy' fossil has been on display in Houston and Seattle, and now she is hitting Times Square.
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Vast Bed of Ancient Bones and Shark Teeth Explained
Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed looks like a giant marine killing field.
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Ancient Creatures Survived Arctic Winters
Prehistoric Arctic mammals didn't migrate, fossils show; implications for ancient animal dispersals.
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New Giant Lemur Species Discovered
A third species of the extinct giant lemurs has been discovered in northwest Madagascar, the first addition to the group in more than 100 years.
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Ancient Termite Spilled Its Guts in Amber
The gut of an ancient termite preserved in amber reveals the earliest evidence of animals that depend on one another for their survival.
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'Ida' Fossil Hype Went Too Far
Despite press-conference claims, no textbooks will be rewritten any time soon.
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Amid Media Circus, Scientists Doubt 'Ida' Is Your Ancestor
A new primate fossil has made waves among scientists and non-scientists.
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Why 'Ida' Inspires Navel-Gazing at Our Ancestry
The mishmash of features in a new primate fossil reminds us that the story of our past might be more complicated than we think.
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Unveiled ‘Holy Grail’ Fossil Gets Celebrity Treatment
Scientists unveiled a 47-million-year-old fossil with much pomp and circumstance today at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Ancient Human Ancestor 'Ida' Discovered
A discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced today.
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