Fossils

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    Meet the new dinos

    Fossil finds reveal a tiny, meat-eating species and another with featherlike features.

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    Invisible fossils of the first animals

    Though the first animals on Earth didn’t leave behind rock fossils, scientists can still find these ancient creatures by observing their invisible molecular fossils.

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    South America’s sticky tar pits

    The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California.

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    Flight without sonar

    An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.

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    Tiny pterodactyl

    Scientists working in China have found the remains of the smallest pterodactyl ever known.

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    Hall of Dinos

    The world's largest dinosaur mural is now open for viewing in Pittsburgh.

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    Digging Dinos

    Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species that spent time underground.

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    Feathered fossils

    Scientists have discovered evidence of feathers on one of the biggest dinosaurs yet.

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    A big, weird dino

    A newly discovered genus of feathered dinosaurs was surprisingly huge and heavy for its shape.

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    A Living Fossil

    Scientists have discovered that an Asian rodent belongs to a family of animals that had been thought to be extinct.

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    An Ancient Feathered Biplane

    A dinosaur may have glided from tree to tree on two sets of wings, one below the other.

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    Fossil Forests

    The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.

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