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New Studies Recast Thylacine as Small‑Prey Pouncer, Not Wolf‑Like Predator

The research shows skull shape and bite mechanics better fit fast snapping on small animals, which undercuts the colony-era claim that thylacines hunted sheep.

CT Scans Show Dodo Had Normal Brain Size and Unusual Senses

Lost Megalodon Vertebrae Confirm 24.3‑Metre Maximum Length

Mosasaurs Lived in Rivers Near the End of the Cretaceous, Isotope Study Finds

Newly Described Cretaceous Bird Likely Choked on 800 Stones, Study Finds

Wyoming 'Mummy' Fossils Show Duck-Billed Dinosaur Had Hooves, Not Preserved Skin

Storms Killed and Preserved Baby Pterosaurs, Study Finds

Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Found in Million-Year-Old Mammoth Remains

Megalodon Was a Flexible Supercarnivore, New Study Shows