A new metoposaurid (Temnospondyli) bonebed from the lower Popo Agie Formation (Carnian, Triassic) and an assessment of skeletal sorting

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Uncovering a Mysterious Amphibian Mass Die-Off from 230 Million Years Ago

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When the Dinos Died, Mammals Were Already Adopting Terrestrial Lifestyles

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Plesiosaur Sheds Light on Marine Reptile Evolution During the Jurassic Period 

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Warm Waters Helped Some Species Thrive After Earth’s Great Dying

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This 444 Million-Year-Old Arthropod Was Fossilized Inside Out

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Leopard Dined on the Shortest-Ever Early Human Relative, 2 Million Years Ago

Well preserved fish fossil shows stomach content

Planet Earth

Stunning New Fossil Find Shows Stomach Contents and Color of Ancient Fish

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Ancient Vulture Feather Preserved in Volcanic Ash Is a Fossil First 

Prehistoric Mammal Spinolestes in the Cretaceous-Period Las Hoyas Wetland 

Prehistoric Mammals' Dark Fur Was Key to Survival

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1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe

Demonstration of Resilience

A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event 

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The Massive Megalodon May Have Been Even Longer and Sleeker

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古生物学

揭开2.3亿年前神秘两栖动物大灭绝的真相

恐龙灭绝时，哺乳动物已经开始适应陆地生活

蛇颈龙化石揭示侏罗纪海洋爬行动物演化

温暖的海水帮助一些物种在地球大灭绝后繁荣发展

这个拥有4.44亿年历史的节肢动物化石内部翻转

200万年前，豹子捕食了有史以来最矮的早期人类亲戚

令人惊叹的新化石发现展示了古代鱼类的胃内容物和颜色

古老秃鹫羽毛保存在火山灰中，这是化石首次发现

史前哺乳动物的深色皮毛是生存的关键

140万年前的人类是西欧最古老的面孔

生命绿洲在二叠纪大灭绝事件中保护了植物

巨大的巨齿鲨可能更长更流线型

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