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Scientists Discover Ancient 'Cousin' Of Endangered Animal

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Video, Giant Panda, Ancient Bear, Science, Bear Ancestor, Spain, Science News, Agriarctos Beatrix, Geology, Slidepollajax, Fossil, Science News

The endangered giant panda has Spanish ties, geologists have found. Fossilized remains of the bear's ancient relative, Agriarctos beatrix, suggest tha...

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LOOK: Mysterious 'Monster' Fossil Found By Amateur Paleontologist

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

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Experts are trying to figure out what a fossil dubbed "Godzillus" used to be...

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Bizarre Birdlike Dino Fossils Have Scientists All Aflutter

Posted 04.12.2012

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By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/11/2012 04:54 PM EDT on LiveScience A mysterious birdlike dinosaur was about to lay h...

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What Fossil Find Reveals About Primitive 'Fossil Fish'

Posted 04.11.2012

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By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/10/2012 02:36 PM EDT on LiveScience A group of ancient fish, called coelacanths, have c...

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Baby Mammoth Frozen In Time

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.10.2012

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Meet Lyuba, the world's best-preserved baby mammoth. Discovered in 2007 by a reindeer herder in the Siberian permafrost of the remote Yamal Penins...

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Odd Fossil Has Scientists Rethinking Reptile Reproduction

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Video, Mesosaur, Paleontology, Historic Biology, Graciela Piñeiro, Reptiles, National Center for Scientific Research, Viviparous, Embryo, Fossil, Dinosaur Embryo, Science News

Fossilized embryos unearthed recently in South America are having a big impact on paleontologists’ ideas about prehistoric reptiles' way of life. ...

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Dodos Died En Masse...4000 Years Ago

| Sid Perkins | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Maritius Wildlife, Video, Dodo Bird, Dodo, Extinct Animals, Giant Tortoise, Maritius, Archeology, Dodo Extinction, Fossil, Dodo Fossil, Science News

An extended drought that struck Mauritius about 4200 years ago turned one of the island's few sources of fresh water into a muddy death trap for do...

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What Rare Fossil Find Reveals About Early Humans

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Bipedal, Video, Skeleton, Australopithecus, Lucy, Human Foot, Fossil Foot, Lucy Species, Evolution, Hominid, Fossil, Science News

LOS ANGELES -- Lucy, it turns out, had company – another prehuman that also walked but spent more of its time in trees. Until now, there was no...

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The Faithful Shopper: Gifts for Guys

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 04.30.2012

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It's Leap Day! The date when by tradition, women can propose marriage to the men in their lives. Of course, women have been disregarding this for years, but today is a perfect excuse to buy a gift for your favorite guy.

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Freakish Fossil Upends Ideas About Origins Of Animal Life

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 02.07.2012

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How old is animal life on Earth? Bizarre fossils unearthed recently in Namibia suggest the earliest animals were around 100 million to 150 million yea...

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Fossil Fool: Dig Up A Skull, Get Banned From National Parks

AP | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Extinct, Oreodont, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, David Wixon, Oreodonts, Animals in the News, Fossils, Fossil, Weird Oregon, Oregon, Video, Weird News News

PORTLAND, Ore. (Associated Press / The Huffington Post) -- A Longview, Wash., man accused of digging up the skull of a hog-like animal that predated h...

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What A Bite: Gigantic Sea Monster Skull May Be The Biggest Ever Discovered

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 09.15.2011

Read More: Richard Edmonds, Dorset County Museum, Richard Forrest, Pliosaur, Amazing Animals, Sea Monster, Sir David Attenborough, Dorset County Council, Dinosaurs, Fossil, Weird News News

A T-Rex might have seemed like a mere snack to the animal whose gigantic jaws are now on permanent display in England. As Huffpost Green noted, in ...

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WATCH: Massive Sea Monster, 'The Most Fearsome Predator That Ever Lived'

Posted 09.09.2011

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It is said to be "the most fearsome predator that ever lived," according to a BBC News report. It is a pliosaur, or "sea monster," and now its 2.4 met...

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Spider Fossil Preserved Surprisingly Well After 165 Million Years

wired.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scientists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved spider fossil in China dating back to the middle Jurassic era, 165 million years ago. The foss...

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Gifts Under $25: Retailers Offer More Affordable Gifts In 2009

AP | LISA A. FLAM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jessica McClintock, Retailers, Dooney, Hue, Holiday Season, Gifts, Gift Giving, Fossil, Gifts Under $25, Business News

NEW YORK — This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be. The economy is slowly recovering, yet consumers remain nervous, leading ret...

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Cartoon: McInnis the Fossil

Shan Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McInnis, Colorado-Governor-Bill-Ritter, Denver, 2010 Election, Fossil, Colorado Politics, Culture Wars, Cartoon, Denver News

Former Congressman Scott McInnis was unlikely to stay off radar for too long, and sure enough, last week he announced his candidacy for governor of Colorado.

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"Day at the Museum"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Earth, Humans, Ben Stiller, Humor, Museums, Birds, Movie, Dinosaurs, Mammals, Fossil, Healthy Living News

I didn't spend a night at the museum for two good reasons: It closed at 5:45 p.m. and I am not, for better or for worse, Ben Stiller.

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Missing Link Found? 47 Million-Year-Old Primate Fossil Revealed

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scientists say they have found a primate fossil that shows our connection with other mammals and our earliest human ancestor. Full details from the Un...

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Paleontologists Discover Mammoth Snake Species In Colombia

Washington Post | Juan Forero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mammoth Snake, Paleontology Colombia, South America, Latin America, Colombia, Paleontology, Colombia Fossil, Colombia Excavations, Snake Fossil, Fossil, World News

Last month, an international group of scientists revealed in the journal Nature that Jaramillo's team had made a startling discovery -- a species of s...

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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