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Aquatic Life Carboniferous Crocodiles Dino Docs! Dinosaurs Mammals Pterosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

Ferocious Mammals, New Dinosaurs, and Sliced up Ground Sloths: July 2023 in Paleontology

To say July 2023 has been a crazy month for paleontology would be underselling it.

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Aquatic Life Fossil Friday Pterosaurs

Fossil Friday, Shark Week Edition: The Ginsu Shark’s Flying Snack

In the seas of Cretaceous North America, one prehistoric shark made a meal out of a famous pterosaur…

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Aquatic Life

Blade Runner: Helicoprion & The Strangest Jaws in the Fossil Record

One might be forgiven for mistaking the jaws of this ancient “shark” with a pizza cutter.

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Dino Docs! Prehistoric Planet

A Complete Guide to the Species of Prehistoric Planet: Season 2, Episode 5: North America

Need a thorough guide to the dinosaurs and other prehistoric life featured in Prehistoric Planet? Look no further! Part five of five.

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Dino Docs! Prehistoric Planet

A Complete Guide to the Species of Prehistoric Planet: Season 2, Episode 4: Oceans

Need a thorough guide to the dinosaurs and other prehistoric life featured in Prehistoric Planet? Look no further! Part four of five.

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Dinosaurs Mammals The Mesozoic Mailbag

The Fighting Dinosaurs Part 3: Mammals vs Dinosaurs

A stunning new discovery has flipped the script on the relationship between mammals and (some) dinosaurs.

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Miscellaneous Animals

World Snake Day: Sanajeh, The Snake That Got Caught in the Act

For one prehistoric snake, baby dinosaurs provided too easy a meal to pass up…

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Aquatic Life Fossil Friday

Fossil Friday: The Case of the Decapitated Tanystropheus

What could possibly go wrong with having a neck longer than the rest of your body?

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Dinosaurs

My Dinosaur is Bigger Than Yours: The Quest for the World’s Largest Dinosaur

The bigger the dinosaur, the bigger the headline, the bigger the uncertainty

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Dino Docs! jurassic park

An Ode to Jurassic Park

In honour of the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park, it’s time to reflect on its importance to the field of paleontology.