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Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards - Researchers Discover Overlooked Jurassic Park of Lizards      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates -- the group of reptiles that inclu...

Anthropology: Early Humans Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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How placentas evolved in mammals - How Placentas Evolved in Mammals      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones ...

Archaeology: General
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Mayas utilized market-based economics - Mayas Utilized Market-Based Economics: A Look into the Sophisticated Trade System of the Ancient Civilization      (via sciencedaily.com) 

More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods wi...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Coevolution of mammals and their lice - Coevolution of Mammals and Their Lice: A Fascinating Relationship      (via sciencedaily.com) 

According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started ou...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Warriors' down bedding could ease journey to realm of the dead - Warriors' Down Bedding Could Ease Journey to Realm of the Dead      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Feathers, an owl head and oars suggest the people in this Iron Age grave were prepared for a long jo...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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Dinosaur 'mummies' might not be as unusual as we think - Dinosaur 'Mummies' Might Not Be as Unusual as We Think      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur 'mummies' aren't as exceptional as we m...

Biology: Evolutionary
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How crocs can go hours without air: Crocodilian hemoglobin - How Crocs Can Go Hours Without Air: Crocodilian Hemoglobin      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins -- the scuba tanks of the blood -- work so well that crocs ca...

Paleontology: Fossils
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Solid salamander: Prehistoric amphibian was as heavy as a pygmy hippo - Solid Salamander: Prehistoric Amphibian was as Heavy as a Pygmy Hippo      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have calculated the body mass of two ancient amphibians. ABSTRACT: Solid Salamander: Preh ...