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Giant 85 million-year-old mystery sea monster fossil finally identifiedA brand new species of elasmosaur named Traskasaura sandrae has been identified from three specimens found on Vancouver Island.
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Colossal chief scientist clarifies de-extinction claim, while confirming its 'dire wolves' are 'grey wolves with 20 edits'In an interview with New Scientist, Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them.
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Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are direOpinion "Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal's definition isn't the same as everyone else's.
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Half-a-billion-year-old 3-eyed sea creature dubbed 'Mosura' breathed through big gills on its buttResearchers have discovered an ancient moth-like sea predator in a treasure trove of museum fossils in Canada. The half-a-billion-year-old creature, Mosura fentoni, reveals that Cambrian arthropods were more diverse than previously thought.
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T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists sayT. rex was previously suspected to have evolved in Asia and migrated to North America, but new research shows that the direct ancestors of this iconic dinosaur may have been the one to make the journey instead.
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Pterosaur tracks reveal flying reptiles were comfortable on land, tooResearchers studying pterosaur tracks have found that ancient flying reptiles became better adapted to life on land during the middle of the Jurassic period and even shared environments with dinosaurs.
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Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid, study suggestsThe dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean they're either not preserved or hard to find.
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Researchers react to T. rex 'leather' announcementCompanies claim that Tyrannosaurus rex leather could soon be entering the luxury fashion market, but dinosaur researchers say you can't make genuine T. rex skin.
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What was the fastest dinosaur?Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?
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