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Stunning fossil site reveals life rebounding after major extinction event

Just over half a billion years ago, Earth was rocked by a global mass extinction event, a dramatic interruption of the ...

Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have ...
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Is Our Understanding of the Fossil Record Flawed? New Research Reveals a “Flood” of New Insights that Challenge Old Ideas

How paleontologists interpret the fossil record is about to change, as new research challenges our understanding of bone ...
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Protein Found in A 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Defies Fossilization Rules, Rewriting Paleontology Forever

For decades, paleontologists have adhered to the idea that fossilization gradually replaces organic materials with minerals, erasing all traces of life’s biological components. This belief has shaped ...