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Giant pterosaur fossil unveiled in Brazil
The fossilized remains of a huge prehistoric flying reptile was unveiled Wednesday at the Rio de Janeiro National Museum where an international congress on the extinct species is to be held in May. “What makes it particularly special is that it is the most complete fossil ever found, with virtually…
Extinct species Eritherium azzouzorum discovered in Morocco
The three living species of the order Proboscidea, the savanna and forest African and Asian elephants, surely rank among the most bizarre and extraordinarily derived placental mammals. They are, however, relics of a long and once species-rich lineage. Thanks to a recently discovered fossil, we now know that this evolutionary march…
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