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Megalodon fossil lost for decades confirms the monster's terrifying size

A long-lost fossil once thought destroyed has resurfaced, confirming just how enormous megalodon may have been — and offering fresh clues about the giant shark’s life.

https://www.sciencealert.com/megalodon-fossil-lost-for-decades-confirms-the-monsters-terrifying-size

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Pleistocene Epoch Fossilized Crab

Potamon sp. Crab Fossil; Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 - 0.012 MYA)

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Elderly female lion grows 'awkward teenage mane,' baffling zookeepers

An elderly female lion at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas has sprouted a mane. This phenomenon has only been seen a handful of times.

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Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X-ray study of South African fossils was a decider

Palaeontologists have got a clearer picture of where turtles fit in the animal kingdom, thanks to analysis of a southern African fossil. Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto

https://theconversation.com/turtles-finally-have-a-place-in-the-tree-of-life-x-ray-study-of-south-african-fossils-was-a-decider-282871

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Newly discovered fossil among the earliest land creatures to enjoy a salad

Meet Tyrannoroter heberti, a newly described species that was one of the largest, most feared land animals of its time – at least, if you were a fern.

https://www.sciencealert.com/newly-discovered-fossil-among-the-earliest-land-creatures-to-enjoy-a-salad

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New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago

A new fossil of Megamastax amblyodus reveals bizarre “tooth cushions” in the jaws of a 425-million-year-old apex predator.

https://theconversation.com/new-fossil-reveals-the-weird-tooth-cushions-of-an-apex-predator-from-425-million-years-ago-274122

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A "Living Fossil" Has Been Found Swimming Off California

Scientists have discovered a living fossil off the California coast, a prehistoric fish once thought extinct alongside the dinosaurs.

https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/04/living-fossil-fish-has-been-found

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Skin and color pattern of 125-million-year-old crocodile revealed by extraordinary fossil from the Pyrenees

A new study describes, for the first time in detail, the soft tissues preserved in Montsecosuchus depereti, a Lower Cretaceous crocodylomorph from the Pedrera de Meià site in the province of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain).

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-skin-pattern-million-year-crocodile.html