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5 Strange Prehistoric Creatures Found Trapped In Amber
Amber is a remarkable substance that can give scientists a unique window into our planet’s prehistory. From a dinosaur’s ...
Fossilized footprints reveal unprecedented insight into prehistoric animal behavior in Oregon
Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...
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These 400,000-Year-Old Mammoth Tusks Carved by Early Humans May Be the Oldest Evidence of Prehistoric Intelligence
Until now, the earliest known ivory artifacts came from the Upper Paleolithic, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. A few ...
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50-Million-Year-Old Footprints Open a ‘Rare Window’ Into the Behaviors of Extinct Animals That Once Roamed in Oregon
Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...
‘Extraordinary’ fossil reveals the oldest ant species known to science
A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...
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The Ancient ‘Terror Crocodiles’ of North America Weren’t Alligators After All, DNA and Fossils Suggest
A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously ...
Researchers find oldest ant known to science—113-million-year-old ‘hell ant’ with scythe jaws
This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...
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16,000-Year-Old Dog-Like Skeleton Found in France Raises Haunting Questions
Those comparisons, laid out in a paper published in Quaternary Science Reviews, point to a surprising conclusion: the Baume ...
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What if all animals were the same size?
It gets pretty weird. You can read more about why giant prehistoric animals got smaller on BBC Future. Script & narration by Amy Charles & Will Park Animation by Pomono Pictures Follow BBC Reel on ...