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6-year-old finds megalodon tooth on UK beach
A 6-year-old boy found a rare megalodon tooth on a beach in England, where such teeth are seldom found.
We finally know how trilobites mated, thanks to new fossils
An ancient trilobite fossil revealed that it had teensy claspers, which males likely used to "hug" females while mating.
'Giant MRI of Antarctica' reveals 'fossil seawater' under ice sheet
Fossil seawater can be found in the depths of the aquifer.
What has no eyes, walked on stilts and died in 'Paleo Pompeii'? This ancient weirdo.
An extinct arthropod with stilt-like limbs that lived during the Ordovician period was recently described from an exceptional fossil found in Canada.
100 million-year-old fairy shrimp reproduced without sex, rare fossils reveal
A newly discovered species of freshwater shrimp called Koonwarrella peterorum may have reproduced asexually via parthenogenesis.
Big John, world's largest Triceratops, got mauled by a rival dinosaur, fossils suggest
A keyhole-shaped lesion found in the frill of Big John, the largest Triceratops skeleton ever found, may have been made by a rival Triceratops.
World's oldest known case of cannibalism revealed in trilobite fossils
Injured trilobite fossils provide the oldest known evidence of cannibalism.
Weird ancient snakelike fossil caught in the act of losing its legs
The fossil belongs to a newfound genus and species.
