Fossils
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Fossils
Mammals in the shadow of dinosaurs
Not all early mammals that lived in the age of dinosaurs were shy and retiring.
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A dino king’s ancestor
Researchers have unearthed remains of the oldest known dinosaur of the tyrannosaur family.
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From Mammoth to Modern Elephant
The Asian elephant appears to be the closest living relative of the woolly mammoth, now extinct.
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Some Dinos Dined on Grass
Evidence taken from fossilized dinosaur poop shows that some of these reptiles ate grass.
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Dino Babies
Fossilized eggs suggest that baby dinosaurs may have relied on grown-ups for help.
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Dinosaur Eggs-citement
Scientists have found dinosaur eggs, with their shells on, inside a female dino fossil.
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Dino Flesh from Fossil Bone
Scientists may have found dinosaur blood vessels and cells inside a fossilized leg bone.
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Big fish in ancient waters
Fossils have revealed an ancient, oversized relative of modern-day swordfish.
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Downsized dinosaurs
Island living may have led to miniature versions of giant dinosaurs.
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Early birds ready to rumble
A fossil hints that prehistoric baby birds could have fed themselves soon after hatching.
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Hunting by sucking, long ago
An ancient sea creature with a snakelike neck may have sucked up its prey.
By Emily Sohn