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Large extinct Australian kangaroo spent half its life in trees
A 50-kilogram kangaroo that lived 40,000 years ago in what is now Australia spent half its time living in trees – an unusual adaptation for a kangaroo of that size
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Bizarre ‘manta shark’ slowly cruised the oceans 93 million years ago
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Ancient caterpillar had armoured spikes to protect it from early birds
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Flowering plants may be 100 million years older than we thought
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Strange fossil is the first to show an ammonite without its shell
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Megalodon sharks grew 2 metres long in the uterus by eating eggs
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Scat scans: How lasers are teasing secrets from ancient poo
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Ancient reptile looked like a cross between a dolphin and a shark
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Giant seal fossil found in New Zealand hints they evolved in the south
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Ammonite review: Here’s the true story of palaeontologist Mary Anning
Mary Anning's later life is explored in Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The film does a good job of showing the hard work involved in paleontology, but the portrayal of Anning isn't entirely based on fact
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Extraordinary fossil shows ancient marine reptile swallowing huge prey
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Trilobites living 429 million years ago had eyes like modern insects
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Bizarre fossil with an incredibly long neck was a marine hunter
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Leonardo da Vinci saw a whale fossil that opened his mind to deep time
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