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'Twins! She has another baby': Sea monster from Chile had 2 buns in the oven, rare fossil reveals
An ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals.
Alligator-size amphibians died together in Triassic Wyoming, puzzling 'bone bed' reveals
The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is providing scientists important clues about these creatures' lives.
Scientists uncover 'inside-out, legless, headless wonder' that lived long before the dinosaurs
Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.
'Exquisitely preserved' ginormous claws from Mongolia reveal strange evolution in dinosaurs
A new species of dinosaur named Duonychus tsogtbaatari has been discovered by scientists, and unlike other therizinosaurs, this species has only two clawed fingers instead of three.
25,000-year-old mammoth bones reveal culture of ancient humans
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least five woolly mammoths at a site in Austria. The remains suggest that ancient humans processed the mammoths' ivory tusks 25,000 years ago.
Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach
Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million years ago, and some of the fish have their final meals preserved inside their stomachs.
Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
Discover interesting facts about when dinosaurs lived, why they died and how big they got
Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch
Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.
