Paleontology
How massive long-necked dinosaurs rose to rule the Jurassic herbivores
New dinosaur fossil dates to same time as a volcanic surge, suggesting ensuing changes in plant life allowed these long-necked giants to emerge.
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PaleontologyCannibalism in the womb may have helped megalodon sharks become giants
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AnimalsA tiny crustacean fossil contains roughly 100-million-year-old giant sperm
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PaleontologyAncient Lystrosaurus tusks may show the oldest signs of a hibernation-like state
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PaleontologyThis ichthyosaur died after devouring a creature nearly as long as itself
Ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles generally thought to munch on soft prey like cephalopods, may have chowed down on fellow big marine reptiles, too.
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PaleontologyAn ancient skull hints crocodiles swam from Africa to the Americas
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PaleontologyThis dinosaur may have shed its feathers like modern songbirds
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PaleontologyFossil discoveries suggest the earliest dinosaurs laid soft-shelled eggs
Finding soft-shelled dinosaur eggs in the fossil record for the first time has scientists rethinking how dinosaur eggs evolved.