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95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents
By Sascha Pare published
The first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.

25 of the strangest ancient sea monsters
By Patrick Pester published
The fossil record is filled with strange marine animals that would look like sea monsters if they were alive today.

Woolly mammoths weren't always shaggy. Here's when they evolved some of their trademark features.
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Genetic testing of 23 woolly mammoths shows that they weren’t always so furry.

Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 years
By Sascha Pare published
Paleontologists have confirmed that a rock enclosing a perfectly round agate crystal is actually a titanosaur egg, which was probably smothered by lava after a volcanic eruption 67 million years ago.

Clever, bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago got cozy in communal nests, study suggests
By Sascha Pare published
New research has found that troodontids, a group of bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago, had high enough body temperatures to brood their eggs in communal nests.

T. rex had thin lips and a gummy smile, controversial study suggests
By Sascha Pare published
Paleontologists have suggested that thin, lizard-like lips concealed the gigantic teeth of T. rex and other predatory dinosaurs, but not all experts are convinced.

Scientists want to clone an extinct bison unearthed from Siberian permafrost. Experts are skeptical.
By Harry Baker published
Researchers in Russia recently dissected a mummified bison dating back to around 8,000 years ago. The remains are so well preserved that the team thinks the extinct animal could be cloned, but others disagree.

Extinct 'Lord of The Rings' eagles had a 10-foot wingspan and probably could have carried a hobbit
By Harry Baker published
Fossils uncovered in Australia belong to a newfound species of extinct eagle that was big enough to pick up hobbit-size prey, like the fictional giant eagles in "The Lord of the Rings."
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