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Flecks of silver in poop of ancient Cambrian creature baffle scientists
Researchers have discovered specks of silver in 500 million-year-old fossilized worm dung; the precious metal likely came from "mining" microbes.
Scientists find fossil of largest arthropod to ever live, a car-size millipede
Researchers in the U.K. have discovered the fossilized exoskeleton of an 8.5-feet -long millipede from around 326 million years ago.
Fossils of 400-million-year-old 'Excalibur worm' discovered in Australia
Researchers discovered the fossils of two previously unknown armored marine worms named Excalibur and Shuriken.
Exquisitely-preserved mammoth tusk found 10,000 feet underwater
Researchers discovered the 100,000 year old tusk of a mammoth off the coast of California
4-legged 'snake' fossil is actually a different ancient animal, new study claims
A new study claims that a fossil previously believed to be the first known four-legged snake is actually more lizard-like than serpentine.
Human-size ammonites swam the Atlantic Ocean 80 million years ago
Scientists uncovered more than 100 new fossils to learn more about the world's largest ammonites.
Ancient saber-toothed 'gorgons' bit each other in ritualized combat
"Gorgons" that lived during the Permian period bit each other on the face, the discovery of a bite mark on a skull reveals.
This trilobite was equipped with a 'hyper-eye' never seen before in the animal kingdom
Trilobite with "hyper compound eyes" could see through hundreds of lenses, new X-ray study reveals.
