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Spectacular Triassic reptile had an early kind of feathers

A 247-million-year-old fossil reptile boasted an enormous crest on its back made from feather-like appendages, long before the appearance of feathered dinosaurs

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Artists impression of encounter between caiman and terror bird

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Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans

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Ancient animal's fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution

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Enigmacursor dinosaur in conservation

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A closer look at Enigmacursor, the newly discovered dinosaur species

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Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact

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Small and speedy dinosaur recognised as a new species

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Denisovan fossil from Taiwan gives clue to mysterious ancient humans

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Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit

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Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit

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Bizarre fossil may have been an entirely new type of life

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Two-fingered dinosaur used its enormous claws to eat leaves

A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation

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New Scientist recommends the esoteric Dinosaurland Fossil Museum

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In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?

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Surprising fossils suggest early animals survived outside of water

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Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird

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