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Category: Paleontology

A photograph of Lyuba, the newborn woolly mammoth discovered in 2007. (Credit: Francis Latreille)

X-rays Provide Glimpse Into Short Lives of Baby Mammoths


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Scientists Reconstruct Dinosaur Chase in 3-D

Using old photographs and cutting-edge technology, scientists have digitally reconstructed a prehistoric dinosaur chase through an ancient riverbed in Texas.


Scientists Probe Mystery Behind Chile’s Ancient Whale Graveyard


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Pompeii-like Eruptions Killed Animals in Ancient China

Scientists think animals buried in a 120 million-year-old Chinese graveyard were killed instantly by volcanic eruptions similar to the one that destroyed Pompeii.

Phytosaur skull discovered by Texas Tech University in 2001. (Credit: Texas Tech University/Bill Mueller)

Prehistoric Crocodile-Like Species Discovered in Texas

Texas Tech University scientists have unearthed evidence of a previously unknown species of ancient crocodile-like creatures.