An old Egyptian skull reveals a lost crocodilian branch
Three-dimensional X-rays and comparisons with relatives gave a fossil described in 1927 a new place in the family tree.
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A Jurassic shell clump may preserve a predator’s rejected meal
Three patterns in rock cores offshore Norway show how a crowded cluster of shells can suggest feeding behavior without revealing which animal made it.
Continue reading →A few milligrams of enamel became a thermometer for T. rex
Temperature-sensitive bonds in three fossil teeth produced an estimate of 36.3°C, while five crocodilian teeth helped test whether burial had rewritten the signal.
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