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thesun.ie > tech > 16/66/9238 > blood-thirsty-mega-croc-hunted-human-ancestors

Blood-thirsty MEGA-CROC that hunted early human ancestors 3m years ago uncovered

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (15+ words) Blood-thirsty MEGA-CROC that hunted early human ancestors 3m years ago uncovered'The Irish Sun...

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thesun.ie > tech > 16/54/9777 > ancient-crocodile-ran-eating-victims-uk-found

Fast ancient crocodile that ran across the UK eating prey 215m years ago found

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (517+ words) A BIZARRE ancient crocodile that zipped across land 215million years ago to grab victims for dinner has been uncovered in a surprising place. The slender and fast-moving predator would have roamed among dinosaurs on lands that are now the south of…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 16/51/0759 > rare-spiked-dinosaur-features-skin-cells-visible-fossil

Rare SPIKED dinosaur with 'never seen' feature found on 125mil year-old fossil

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (441+ words) YOU wouldn't want to attempt chomping down on this newly discovered dinosaur species. Scientists were blown away after finding some very unique characteristics that would have likely made the creature an unappetising option for predators some 125million years ago. A near-complete…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 16/42/3599 > new-lifeform-discovered-uk-scientists

Bizarre new life form discovered in UK 370million years after extinction

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (652+ words) A TOTALLY new form of life that towered at 26ft tall has been discovered by UK scientists 370million years after it went extinct. A 410million-year-old fossil has been discovered in Scotland and is thought to be neither a plant or fungus, but…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 16/33/8345 > ahshislesaurus-wimani-dinosaur-duckbilled-cow-cretaceous-hadrosaurid

Monstrous 40-FOOT ‘duck-billed cow’ dinosaur that roamed Earth 75 million years ago in herds found in sho...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (630+ words) It did have a very large predator though A GIANT duck-billed dino dubbed a "cow of the Cretaceous" that was unknown to science has been found. The mammoth beast would've measured as long as 40 feet, and stomped around in herds…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 16/26/1904 > little-foot-skeleton-species-australopithecus-south-africa-cave-human

Mysterious 'Little Foot' skeleton could belong to new lost humanlike species

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (604+ words) The name comes from a surprising ankle discovery A WORLD-FAMOUS fossil nicknamed "Little Foot" may actually belong to a new humanlike species. The fossil was previously thought to be a member of a genus called Australopithecus " but a fresh probe…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 16/10/4633 > ancient-crocodile-dinosaur-tainrakuasuchus-bellator-warrior-discovery

Ancient plated 'crocodile warrior' lived before dinos and was ruthless killer

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (830+ words) And it weighed as much as some humans too AN ANCIENT predator that lived before the dinosaurs was a "precursor" of the modern crocodile. Experts have shed light on the "extremely rare" discovery of a new armour-plated carnivore that lived…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 15/94/8264 > weird-sea-dragon-uncovered-uk-solve-mystery

'Super weird' sea DRAGON is uncovered in UK & could solve 184m-year-old mystery

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (628+ words) Researchers hope the discovery will answer many questions A SEA creature thought to be 190 million years old has finally been named 24 years after it was found on the English coast. The fossil is nearly complete and belongs to a group…...

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thesun.ie > tech > 15/88/6348 > real-hobbits-homo-floresiensis-indonesia-flores-small-human-ancestors

Secret behind the REAL Hobbits solved as scientists crack puzzle over 3ft ‘human cousins’ that lived 700,000 years ago

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (697+ words) Scientists relied on wisdom teeth to make their startling discovery A MAJOR mystery surrounding tiny ancient human cousins nicknamed "Hobbits" has finally been solved. Scientists say they've cracked a main puzzle about how the 3-foot-tall species came to evolve. Officially…...