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Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds
Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.
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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 oldest ant ever discovered found fossilized in Brazil
A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...
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For The First Time In 40 Years, This Previously Extinct Bird Has Laid Eggs In The Wild
A brightly colored bird that has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years has been introduced on a new island in the ...
Scythe-jawed hell ant from 113 million years ago is oldest known specimen
A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds ...
Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos spent their lives close to home – and perished when the climate changed
Australia’s giant Protemnodon kangaroos didn’t die out everywhere at the same time. Instead, extinction proceeded one habitat ...