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(A) Ventral view of the mandible and associated skull elements. (B) Mandible and skull elements labeled. (C) Left lateral view of the mandible. Abbreviations: an, angular; art, articular; d, dentary; j, jugal; R. mx, right maxilla; L. mx, left maxilla; p, palatine; R. pm, right premaxilla; sp, splenial; s.r., symphyseal ridge; sur, surangular.

New plesiosaur discovery sheds light on early Jurassic evolution and plausible endemism

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the earliest lizard, Cryptovaranoides microlanius

Tiny Fossil, Big Victory: World’s Oldest Lizard Reclaims Its Crown

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This image shows an artist's reconstruction of Gaiasia jennyae. Gabriel Lio has illustrated this newly discovered stem tetrapod species from Namibia. The creature was an apex predator that lived in the wetland areas of southern Gondwana approximately 280 million years ago.

Gondwana’s Ultimate Hunter Rewrites Early Animal Evolution

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Artist’s rendering of Gaiasia jennyae.

Giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before the dinosaurs

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Depiction of Lokiceratops in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, with two Probrachylophosaurus passing by in the background.

New Dinosaur with Bizarre Horns Discovered in Montana

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Cover of the journal Nature

Chemists Introduce Roadmap for Fossil-Free Refineries by 2050

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Tridentinosaurus antiquus

Mystery solved: the oldest fossil reptile from the alps is an historical forgery

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The fossil that was originally interpreted to be a plant, but researchers have now discovered is the inside of the shell of a baby turtle.

It turns out, this fossil plant is really a fossil baby turtle

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Present-day katydids of the genus Arethaea, pictured here, have the same internal structures as those seen in the fossil.

Exceptional Preservation of Internal Organs in 50-Million-Year-Old Katydid Fossil

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Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Colorado State University have reported the discovery of the oldest army ant on record, preserved in Baltic amber dating to the Eocene (~35 million years ago).

Oldest army ant ever discovered reveals iconic predator once raided Europe

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