skeletal

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As floodwaters surged downstream, they gathered animal carcasses from the surface, along with living creatures and skeletal remains caught in their path.

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Instead of focusing on surrounding minerals or skeletal remains, Dr. Tucker and his colleagues turned their attention to fossilized dinosaur eggshells.

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The skeletal remains - dating from Roman times - were previously thought to belong to a woman from the sub-Saharan region.

From BBC

"I am fascinated by the ways in which changes during development give rise to the skeletal features which distinguish dinosaurs, birds, crocodylians, and other vertebrates," said Morris.

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Instead of acting on hunger pathways, the new compound boosts metabolic activity directly within skeletal muscle.

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