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Bizarre fossil that baffled us for years is early starfish ancestor
Extinct animals called stylophorans have caused confusion for decades, but fossils with preserved soft tissue reveal that they were relatives of starfish
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When humans are wiped from Earth, the chicken bones will remain
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Exclusive: Controversial skeleton may be a new species of early human
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Ancient hippo-like reptile was a giant to rival the dinosaurs
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Earliest known animal might have inflated its body like a balloon
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Sabre-toothed cats shared their food with injured pride members
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Crashing waves may have spurred the evolution of backbones
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Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds
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World’s oldest fossils might turn out to just be ancient rocks
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Earliest known animal was a half-billion-year-old underwater blob
The weird 鈥楨diacaran鈥� fossils have stumped scientists for decades - now fatty molecules found inside some of them confirm they are the most ancient animals we know
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First snake found in amber is a baby from the age of the dinosaurs
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Asia鈥檚 mysterious role in the early origins of humanity
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Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?
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A fossil may rewrite the story of how plants first lived on land
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