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The Sciences

Hippos Lived Alongside Mammoths 47,000 Years Ago During the Last Ice Age

A microscopic image of an insect with wings trapped in amber. 

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A collection of small or medium-sized amber pieces, in shades of brown or orange.

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An assortment of insects trapped in amber.

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Fossilized Resin Reveals a Wet Forest Full of Insects and Spiders 112 Million Years Ago

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Unknown Early Hominins Ate Elephants and Then Used Their Bones to Make Tools

An illustration of ichthyosaurs hunting for fish.

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A skeleton and a skull of a fossilized ichthyosaur.

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Meet the Dolphin-Sized &lsquo;Sword Dragon&rsquo; That Might Explain the Evolution of the Ichthyosaurs

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The First-Ever Fossilized Butt Scooting Came From a Rock Hyrax 126,000 Years Ago

Illustration of Joaquinraptor with crocodile arm in its mouth.

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New Species of Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered with Crocodile in Its Teeth

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Boasting an Unusual Set of Teeth, This Extinct Crocodilian Ate Dinosaurs and Plants

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Fossilized Dinosaur Teeth Are a Time Capsule to Our Atmospheric Past

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A 242-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has Drastically Altered the Story of Lizard Evolution

An artist’s impression of a tiny Pterodactylus hatchling struggling against a raging tropical storm, inspired by fossil discoveries. Artwork by Rudolf Hima.

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150-Million-Year-Old Baby Pterosaurs With Broken Wings Help Solve a Centuries-Old Dinosaur Mystery

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Million-Year-Old Mammoth Tooth Carries Oldest Host-Associated Bacteria DNA Ever Found

An artistic reconstruction of Kostensuchus atrox, a large crocodile relative with long legs.

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Kostensuchus atrox skull against a black background.

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Kostensuchus atrox body skeleton, mounted.

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At 12 Feet and 550 Pounds, This Crocodile Relative Devoured Dinosaurs Around 70 Million Years Ago

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古生物学

47000年前，末次冰河时期，河马与猛犸象共存

1.12亿年前的化石树脂揭示了一个充满昆虫和蜘蛛的潮湿森林

不知名的早期人属吃大象，然后用它们的骨头制作工具

揭秘海豚大小的“剑龙”：或能解释鱼龙的进化之谜

12.6万年前，第一块岩蹄兔化石显示它曾“撅屁股”

发现新食肉恐龙物种，嘴里叼着鳄鱼

这种已灭绝的鳄鱼拥有异常的牙齿，曾以恐龙和植物为食

恐龙化石牙齿是通往我们大气过去的时间胶囊

一块2.42亿年前的化石彻底改变了蜥蜴进化的故事

1.5亿年前的断翼幼年翼龙帮助解决了百年恐龙之谜

数百万年前的猛犸象牙携带了有史以来发现的最古老的宿主相关细菌 DNA

这只12英尺高、550磅重的鳄鱼近亲，在大约7000万年前吞噬了恐龙

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