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Fossils

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Raptorex: A New, Tiny Tyrant

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Spinophorosaurus: A New Sauropod With a Wicked Tail Club

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A New Sauropod With One Heck of a Name: Qiaowanlong kangxii

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Paleontology in Action at Dinosaur National Monument

The rich fossil repository known as the Burgess Shale was first discovered a century ago.

The Burgess Shale: Evolution’s Big Bang

A storied trove of fossils from a Canadian paleontological site is yielding new clues to an explosion of life on earth

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Tussling over “Tinker” the Tyrannosaurus

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Oops! Dinosaur Find Actually Fossilized Wood!

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Did Giant Predatory Dinosaurs Eat Bones?

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Georgia Elementary School Trades One Dinosaur for Another

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Mammals Under the Feet of Dinosaurs?

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Texas Paleontologists Uncover a Cretaceous Croc

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Burgess Shale’s Weird Wonders

The fossils found in the Burgess Shale include the 500-million-year-old ancestors of most modern animals

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Did Dinosaurs Roar?

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“Dakota” the Hadrosaur Makes Her Debut

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Meet Banjo, Matilda and Clancy: Three New Dinosaurs From Australia

The remains of a forest of lycopsids and other oddities is 230 feet underground (John Nelson, left, and Scott Elrick inspect a mine shaft ceiling rich in fossils.)

The World’s Largest Fossil Wilderness

An Illinois coal mine holds a snapshot of life on earth 300 million years ago, when a massive earthquake “froze” a swamp in time

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A New, Giant Predatory Dinosaur From Spain

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Scientists Race to Salvage Fossils Before Panama Canal Expansion

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“Baby Dinosaur” Appears on Rock

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Dinosaur Finger Points to Bird Evolution

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