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Museum ‘Mammoth’ Bones Reidentified as Ancient Whales

Laboratory radiocarbon, isotope and mitochondrial DNA tests show the specimens date to about 1,900–3,000 years ago and are marine mammals, not late‑surviving mammoths.

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Huayuan Biota From China Unveils Deep-Water Cambrian Life After Early Mass Extinction

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Mass Grave of Giant Amphibians Unearthed in Wyoming Offers Rare Insight into Late Triassic Ecosystems