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Long shot science leads to revised age for land-animal ancestor

In 1984, an amateur paleontologist in Scotland found a remarkable specimen: a nearly complete fossil of what looked to be…

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New ancient fish species earliest known salmon ancestor

The Arctic landscape during the Cretaceous Period may have been dominated by the dinosaurs, but the rivers and streams held…

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This dog-like predator is the oldest known mammal ancestor

Despite not being particularly mammal-looking, the earliest true mammals began to rise about 200 million years ago, when dinosaurs were…

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