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Stories from Riley Black

An illustration of German-born fossil collector Albert Koch's "Hydrarchos" as it appeared on display.

How Did Whales Evolve?

Originally mistaken for dinosaur fossils, whale bones uncovered in recent years have told us much about the behemoth sea creatures

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A New View of Ankylosaur Feet

Artist's impression of a group of giant azhdarchids, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, foraging on a Cretaceous fern prairie. A juvenile titanosaur has been caught by one pterosaur, while the others stalk through the scrub in search of small vertebrates and other food.

Why a Pterosaur is Not a Dinosaur

Calling a pterosaur a dinosaur is an error of the same order of magnitude as saying that our species is a marsupial

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Dinosaur Comics Stampede

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