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Fossils

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Don’t Get Strung Along by the “Ropen” Myth

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Pakasuchus: The Croc That Ate Like a Mammal

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Relax—Triceratops Really Did Exist

This last week, people across the Internet have driven themselves into a tizzy over a study that threw into question the existence of the Triceratops

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How Bacteria Help Create Dinosaur Fossils

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Hunting Dinosaurs in Montana

Our intrepid blogger heads out into the field

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New Study Says Torosaurus=Triceratops

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A Mammal’s Worst Nightmare: Hungry, Digging Dinosaurs

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Tarbosaurus: A Predator and a Scavenger With a Delicate Bite

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Sinornithosaurus Probably Wasn’t Venomous After All

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Fossil Traces Show How Small Dinosaurs Sped Up

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Tyrannosaurus Didn’t Have the Nerve to Run Fast

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Were Crests and Sails Used in Competition for Mates?

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Sauropod Dinosaurs Used the Earth’s Heat to Warm Their Nests

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Small Mammals Bit Down on Dino Bones

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Horns, Clubs, Plates and Spikes: How Did They Evolve?

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Some Extinct “Sea Dragons” Ran Hot

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New Study Probes the Details of Dinosaur Bites

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Leonardo da Vinci - Paleontology Pioneer

Recent research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer in the study of body and trace fossils

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New Study Suggests That Some Sauropods Reached High for Leaves

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Island-Hopping Ceratopsians Made it to Europe

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