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Ancient Sea Monsters Swallowed a Lot of Salty Water. This Is How They Got Rid of It.
October 17, 2018 | ArticleAncient sea monsters inadvertently swallowed mouthfuls of seawater whenever they gulped down prey, but they had a stealthy trick to get rid of all that unwanted salt in their systems.
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Adorable Newborn Sea Monster from the Dinosaur Age Discovered in Kansas
October 11, 2018 | ArticleAbout 85 million years ago, when a vast sea covered Kansas, a wee, little sea monster died almost immediately after it was born.
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Petrified Chains of 'Poop' Turn Out to Be One of Earth's Oldest Skeletons
October 09, 2018 | ArticleThis may be the oldest non-microscopic creature with a skeleton.
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Fossil of Oldest Flowering Tree in North America Discovered. And It Was Huge.
October 01, 2018 | ArticleFlowering trees were part of the North American landscape in the Cretaceous period.
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'Thunderclap at Dawn' Dino's Totally Metal Name Honors Colossal Size
September 27, 2018 | ArticleIf any rock bands are looking for a cool name, they might draw inspiration from a newly identified long-necked Jurassic giant whose moniker means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
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Ancient Mystery Creature That Defied Classification Is Earth's Oldest Animal
September 21, 2018 | ArticleFat molecules show that a mystery creature that lived 558 million years ago was in fact an animal.
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Without Claws or Armor, 520-Million-Year-Old 'Naked' Critter Was Likely a Loner
September 20, 2018 | ArticleA 'naked,' wormlike creature that lived in the ocean 520 million years ago was so defenseless, it likely lived as a recluse, evading hungry predators by hiding in dark crevices or among clusters of sponges, a new study finds.
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Ancient 'Alien' Wasp Hijacked Fly Pupae, Ate the Flies Inside
August 29, 2018 | ArticleFossil fly pupae contain evidence of a fascinating —and deadly — story of insect parasitism in the ancient world.
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Giant Pterosaur Sported 110 Teeth (and 4 Wicked Fangs)
August 13, 2018 | ArticleA little more than 200 million years ago, a four-fanged pterosaur flew over the vast desert of Triassic Utah snagging other reptiles with its toothy mouth, until it met its untimely end on the banks of a dried-up oasis, new research finds.
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Weird, 570-Million-Year-Old 'Leaf' Fossil Is Actually from an Animal
August 09, 2018 | ArticleNo it's not a leaf or a long-lost kingdom of life. It's a funny, leaf-like animal.
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