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Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable to decapitation

Extremely long necks probably helped ancient marine reptiles ambush prey in murky waters, but also made them easy targets for decapitation by predators

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Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version of modern skinks

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Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago

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Tam Pà Ling cave in northern Laos, where several human fossils dating back tens of thousands of years have been found
Ancient mass extinction may have driven millipedes to eat meat

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Ancient mass extinction may have driven millipedes to eat meat

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Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo

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Oldest ichthyosaur fossil hints they evolved before mass extinction

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Caption: New fossils of Protomelission from the Xiaoshiba biota, showing attachment of the alga to a brachiopod shell. Credit: Zhang Xiguang

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Fossil thought to be earliest bryozoan animal may actually be seaweed

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This is an artistic reconstruction of the Guiyang Biota. Guiyang Biota represents the oldest known Mesozoic lagerst?tte found so far. Guiyang Biota represents one of the earliest complete marine ecosystems after the great dying in Earth history. Guiyang Biota contains representatives of all trophic levels, especially abundant fish and decapod fossils, including about 1 m length coelacanths, and the earliest occurrences of lobsters and shrimps, extending the earliest record forward by 1.5 million years.

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Sea life recovered from Permian mass extinction faster than we thought

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Trilobites used trident-like horns to fight over mates like stags

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Largest flower found in amber was frozen in time millions of years ago

This beautiful flower was trapped in amber between 33 million and 38 million years ago, preserving it in exquisite detail

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Fossil flower trapped in Baltic amber

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Remnants of Ancient Life review: Explore the palaeobiology revolution

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Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur super-predator

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Ancient bird with a movable beak rewrites the story of avian evolution

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Oldest army ant found in 35-million-year-old Baltic amber

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