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Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

Protein markers in tooth enamel give a rare genetic read on deep-time relatives without usable DNA.

Thailand Researchers Name Nagatitan, Southeast Asia’s Largest Dinosaur

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

Study Finds Baby Maiasaura Ate Softer Food, Bolstering Case for Parental Care

New Fossil Koala Species Identified in Western Australia

Study Shows Smaller Tyrannosaur Scavenged a Larger One

New Fossils Reveal Toothed Platypus With Strong Bite in Ancient Australian Lakes

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Ruled the Seas, Science Study Finds

Digital Fossil Mining Reveals Giant Cretaceous Octopuses

AI Scans Reveal Giant Cretaceous Octopus Relatives Nearly 20 Meters Long

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses Identified From 27 Fossil Beaks

Century-Old Skull Confirms Giant Echidnas Once Lived in Victoria

Maryland Names Extinct Megalodon as Official State Shark

First Confirmed Egg From a Mammal Ancestor Found in 250-Million-Year-Old Fossil

Century-Old Museum Skull Confirms Giant Echidna Once Lived in Victoria

Famed ‘Oldest Octopus’ Reclassified as Nautiloid After High-Energy X-Ray Study

First Mammal-Ancestor Egg Found Confirms Lystrosaurus Laid Eggs

Mummified Permian Reptile Reveals Oldest Rib-Powered Breathing System

Famed ‘Oldest Octopus’ Fossil Reclassified as a Nautiloid

Late Ediacaran Fossils in China Push Back Origins of Major Animal Groups