fossil
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To identify the new species, researchers analyzed 121 cataloged fossil remains, including skulls, teeth, and jaw fragments from dozens of individuals.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
He then returned to the site and carefully extracted the fossil in several large, extremely heavy blocks.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
The story began in 1999 when Dr. Richard Köhler uncovered the fossil during a research expedition to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels, while amping up weather extremes.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The doors were open, and inside she found stuffed animals and fossil skeletons and cases of minerals, just like the Royal Geological Museum she’d visited with Mrs. Coulter in her London.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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