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Ape-Like Human Ancestors Were Largely Vegetarian 3.3 Million Years Ago in South Africa, Fossil Teeth Reveal
Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...
Incredible 23ft long 9-million-year-old ancestor of great white shark with huge flesh-tearing teeth discovered in Peru
AN INCREDIBLE nine million year old ancestor of the great white shark has been discovered in Peru. The 23ft long beast had ...
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9-million-year-old fossil of colossal Great White Shark ancestor discovered
The fossilized remains belong to Cosmopolitodus hastalis – an extinct mackerel shark closely related to the modern great ...
A rare fossil reveals a possible 76-million-year-old clash between a crocodile and young pterosaur
The young pterosaur likely had a wingspan of about 6.5 feet, and if it had survived to adulthood, its wingspan could have ...
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Study confirms fossils can retain original organic materials
For many years, it has been widely believed that fossils no longer contained their original organic molecules as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them. Now, a groundbreaking study, led ...
Crocodile Attack on Pterosaur Recorded in 76-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Paleontologist Caleb Brown said that the fossil is "exceptionally uncommon"—not least because the pterosaur was a juvenile.
Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of a croc attack on a flying reptile
About 76 million years ago, a juvenile of one of the largest flying creatures in Earth's history, called Cryodrakon boreas, ...
Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of croc attacking flying reptile
Discover the fossilized remains of a young Cryodrakon pterosaur in Alberta, revealing a deadly encounter with a crocodile.