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Ancient reptiles’ long necks made them vulnerable to decapitation
Extremely long necks probably helped ancient marine reptiles ambush prey in murky waters, but also made them easy targets for decapitation by predators
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Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version of modern skinks
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Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago
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Ancient mass extinction may have driven millipedes to eat meat
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Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo
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Oldest ichthyosaur fossil hints they evolved before mass extinction
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Fossil thought to be earliest bryozoan animal may actually be seaweed
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Sea life recovered from Permian mass extinction faster than we thought
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Trilobites used trident-like horns to fight over mates like stags
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Largest flower found in amber was frozen in time millions of years ago
This beautiful flower was trapped in amber between 33 million and 38 million years ago, preserving it in exquisite detail
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Remnants of Ancient Life review: Explore the palaeobiology revolution
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Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur super-predator
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Ancient bird with a movable beak rewrites the story of avian evolution
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Oldest army ant found in 35-million-year-old Baltic amber
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