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We now know that life began on Earth much earlier than we thought
A big rethink of our planet’s early years adds to growing fossil, chemical and DNA evidence that Earth was only a few hundred million years old when life began
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Donald Johanson: Unearthing Lucy changed my life and the world
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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
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Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones
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Giant salamander-like predator roamed Namibia 280 million years ago
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Australian pterosaur had a huge tongue to help gulp down prey
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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
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long
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Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time
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Mammoth carcass was scavenged by ancient humans and sabre-toothed cats
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When does a bone become a fossil?
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Exquisite Jurassic fossils reveal cannibalism in ancient fish
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