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Streamline
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Germany to Repatriate Rare "Irritator" Dinosaur Skull to Brazil

5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (268+ words) streamlinefeed. co. ke The skull was acquired by the German institution in 1991, but its journey out of Brazil was shrouded in mystery. Under a 1942 Brazilian law, fossils found within the national territory are state property and cannot be exported without…...

Economic Times
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The Tully Monster: A Strange Fossil from Illinois That Continues to Puzzle Scientists

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Economic Times
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Deadly Teeth of T. rex Were Hidden Behind Scaly Lips, Shattering Prehistoric Perceptions

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The Economic Times
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New Tool Lets You Trace Where Your Backyard Was 320 Million Years Ago

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The Economic Times
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Jurassic Park Got T. rex All Wrong: a new study argues its deadly teeth weren't always exposed, but hidden behind lips much more similiar to a Komodo dragon

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (150+ words) New research published in Science suggests Tyrannosaurus Rex and other theropod dinosaurs may have had lips that covered their teeth when their mouths were closed. This challenges the long-held image of permanently exposed teeth, with evidence from wear patterns and…...

Animals Around The Globe
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Are Two-Headed Animals For Real?

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (186+ words) The natural world is full of wonders and oddities that often challenge our understanding of biology. Among these phenomena, two-headed animals stand out as particularly fascinating and sometimes disturbing examples of developmental anomalies. While they might seem like creatures from…...

Hereford Times
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Another dinosaur goes extinct as Bernard Matthews swaps turkey for chicken

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (193+ words) A Norfolk-based food company has scrapped its popular turkey dinosaurs in favour of a new recipe. Bernard Matthews has swapped its frozen coated poultry products -including dinosaurs and Twizzlers - from turkey to chicken. The shift comes after consumer taste tests…...

Discover Wildlife
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A real-life kraken monster? At 19m it was longer than a railway carriage, devilishly smart and able to crush prey with a devastatingly lethal bite. .. will

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1404+ words) This giant cephalopod dwarfed mosasaurs and other massive marine reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs" The largest predators in Earth's oceans are typically vertebrates, so when palaeontologists recently announced they'd found fossils from a 19m-long octopus that…...

Crypto Briefing
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Salomon Aaron: The dinosaur fossil market is underdeveloped compared to art, ethical dilemmas of private ownership versus museums, and the impact of legal regulations on fossil sales | Odd Lots

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (306+ words) Dinosaur fossils are emerging as high-value collectibles, but ethical and legal challenges loom large. Salomon Aaron serves as a director at London-based gallery David Aaron, where he acts as the gallery's in-house broker for dinosaur fossils. He specializes in sourcing,…...

The Sunday Guardian
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Scientists Discover "Extremely Rare" Fossil of Platypus Teeth in Australia That Could Reveal More About Their Evolution

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (426+ words) The platypus, is often considered to be shy and meek. However, scientists in the Australian outback recently discovered an "extremely rare" fossil that could give some eye opening glimpses to their evolution." The platypus is a semi aquatic and egg…...