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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
Elephant-like species started going extinct faster when early humans evolved, and the rate of extinction rose even higher when modern humans appeared
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Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried ‘jerky’
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Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe
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Ancient geese stood 3 metres tall and weighed as much as a cow
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Fossil trove reveals three new species of ancient egg-laying mammals
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Exquisite fossils of Cretaceous shark solve mystery of how it hunted
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Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever
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Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever
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Flightless terror birds stalked Antarctica after the dinosaurs’ demise
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Dinosaurs evolved feathers to scare prey, suggests robot experiment
Experiments with a robotic dinosaur suggest feathers may have evolved to startle prey into fleeing from hiding places, a strategy used by some modern birds
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Exquisite Jurassic fossils reveal cannibalism in ancient fish
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Traces of ancient life reveal a 3.4-billion-year-old ecosystem
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Megalodon was nothing like a giant great white shark
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Early fossil identified as new species of Tyrannosaurus
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