specimen
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Even so, the newly studied Austronaga minuta specimen stands out.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
The new species, Tamirkhan balcarceli, was discovered in the eastern Gobi Desert and is the most complete zhelestid specimen found so far.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Despite its memorable appearance, the team found only a single specimen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
The specimen is also among the most complete diplodocid skeletons ever uncovered in Europe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Don’t be disgusting,” he said, and began to pack his slides and specimen box.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Researchers combined DNA analysis with museum specimens, field surveys, citizen science observations, and studies of insects raised in captivity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
By comparing the new snout with museum specimens from Britain and Europe, it provided clear evidence that fossils originally thought to be Severnichthys were actually a combination of two separate species.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Museum paleontologists excavated some 70% of Thomas’s fossilized skeleton in the early 2000s, making it one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
More than 8,000 fossil specimens have been recovered there so far.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Time and time again Europeans described the People of the First Light as strikingly healthy specimens.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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