Earth's forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock
New fossil evidence reveals Earth's forests required over 100,000 years to recover following a major climate shock 56 million years ago.
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New fossil evidence reveals Earth's forests required over 100,000 years to recover following a major climate shock 56 million years ago.
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A newly evaluated fossil find dated to 236 million years ago challenges historical understandings of live birth among mammal ancestors.
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Newly examined 1.4-million-year-old footprints indicate the existence of an unexpectedly large human relative.
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Newly examined rare fossils reveal that baby T. rex hatchlings were precocious, small, and hunted early.
A T. rex skeleton discovered in South Dakota is heading to auction with an estimated value exceeding $30 million.
The rediscovery of a long-lost fossil has reignited scientific debate and public interest regarding the maximum size of the prehistoric Megalodon shark.
The discovery of 300 million-year-old crocodile-like fossils is prompting a re-evaluation of established evolutionary theories regarding vertebrate land transition.
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Scientific analysis of 415-million-year-old fossils identifies the largest scorpion species ever recorded.
A Kansas field trip led to the discovery of a prehistoric sea predator fossil estimated to be 85 million years old.