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1. 'survival of the laziest'

   By Oxytropidoceras, August 22, 2018   

   • evolution
   • metabolic rates
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   • Oxytropidoceras
   • August 22, 2018

2. 'thunder-Thighs' Brontomerus Dinosaur Discovered

   By Nandomas, February 23, 2011
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   • Shamalama
   • May 5, 2011

3. 'Trickle of food’ helped deep sea creatures survive K-Pg impact

   By Oxytropidoceras, April 21, 2016
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   • April 21, 2016

4. 'Ugliest Fossil Reptiles' From China were World Travelers, Study Finds

   By edd, February 21, 2016
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   • edd
   • February 21, 2016

5. 'Wonderchicken,' the Earliest Known Modern Bird (Belgium)

   By Oxytropidoceras, March 18, 2020   

   • anseriformes
   • asteriornis maastrichtensis
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   • ziggycardon
   • March 19, 2020

6. ‘ Gigantic Shark ’ Found In Duck Creek Formation, Texas

   By Oxytropidoceras, June 5, 2015
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   • LanceH
   • September 2, 2022

7. ‘ worm’ mouth monster: how we solved a prehistoric mystery

   By edd, October 1, 2016   

   • mosnter
   • mouth
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   • edd
   • October 1, 2016

8. ‘Alien goldfish’ may have been a pelagic gastropod (Typhloesus wellsi, Carboniferous, Bear Gulch Limestone)

   By Oxytropidoceras, September 25, 2022   

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   • Oxytropidoceras
   • September 25, 2022

9. ‘One of the Cutest Dinosaurs’ Ever Found

   By butchndad, August 28, 2020   

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   • butchndad
   • August 28, 2020

10. " Air Conditioning " And Armored Dinosaurs

    By Oxytropidoceras, November 14, 2014
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    • Triceratops
    • November 14, 2014

11. " Land Of The Dinosaurs" Park Project, Catalonia, Spain.

    By Oxytropidoceras, April 6, 2014
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    • Oxytropidoceras
    • April 6, 2014

12. "A crown-group cnidarian from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest, UK"

    By FranzBernhard, July 26, 2022   

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    • IsaacTheFossilMan
    • July 26, 2022

13. "Ascending Process" Evolution Revealed: Birds Are Dinosaurs

    By Auspex, November 16, 2015
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    • Auspex
    • November 16, 2015

14. "Baby" Theropod and Stegosaur Fossils Found in Krasnoyarsk Region, Siberia,

    By Oxytropidoceras, September 14, 2016   

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    • JohnBrewer
    • September 14, 2016

15. "big-Headed" Fossil Flies Found (Eocene, British Columbia)

    By Oxytropidoceras, January 23, 2014
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    • Oxytropidoceras
    • January 23, 2014

16. "dinosaur Mummy" Has Skin Like Birds' And Crocodiles'

    By Nicholas, July 1, 2009
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    • Hemipitchis
    • July 3, 2009

17. "Dracula" Pterosaur - 12 metres, half a ton!

    By Kane, March 25, 2018   

    • pterosaur
    • romania
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    • ashcraft
    • March 26, 2018

18. "Eternal Sleeper" Dinosaur Discovered in China

    By Scylla, September 15, 2020   

    • excellent preservation
    • lionang
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    • DD1991
    • September 16, 2020

19. "extinct" Pygmy Elephants Found Living On Borneo

    By Guest Nicholas, April 29, 2008
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    • Guest
    • April 29, 2008

20. "fossil" And "civil War" In The Same Headline

    By Auspex, November 7, 2008
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    • Auspex
    • November 7, 2008

21. "Geology of Northern Arizona" Guidebooks Now Online

    By Oxytropidoceras, October 23, 2015
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    • Oxytropidoceras
    • October 23, 2015

22. "granddaddy Of Kangaroos" Found In Aussie Fossil

    By Guest Nicholas, January 2, 2008
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    • Silvershark
    • January 10, 2008

23. "Haarlem Specimen" Not an Archaeopteryx, but related to Anchiornis

    By LordTrilobite, December 5, 2017   

    • anchiornithid
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    • Spinosaurus
    • December 5, 2017

24. "high-Flying Diatoms" And Volcanic Eruptions

    By Oxytropidoceras, September 25, 2013
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    • Doctor Mud
    • September 25, 2013

25. "hobbits" Had Million-Year History On Island?

    By Nicholas, April 1, 2010
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    • pleecan
    • April 3, 2010