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Fossil Find Shows How Life Recovered After 'Great Dying'

Scientists have unearthed a giant trove of nearly 20,000 fossilized reptiles, shellfish and other prehistoric critters, providing a rare glimpse into how life recovered following the planet's most devastating cataclysm. The ancient marine community was found inside a 50-foot layer of limestone, which today forms part of a...

Study: Mass Extinctions Could Shake Up Marine Life

(Sept. 3) --The rate at which animals and plants are going extinct could drastically alter life in the Earth's seas, according to a new study. Mass extinctions throughout history have altered the structure of life in the seas, with dominant creatures being toppled and others rushing in to take their place, creating a...

Exclusive: Traces of Red Panda Found in Tennessee

(Aug. 9) -- It has the face of a giant panda bear and the body of a small raccoon. This unusual, cuddly-looking animal is the red panda, and until recently, was only believed to be native to the mountains of Nepal, Burma and China. Now, according to recent fossil findings, it appears the enigmatic red cousin to the...

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'Great Dying' Extinction Event Recovery Lasted 10 Million Years, Study Says

Whatever ultimately wiped more than 90 percent of life off the planet some 250 million years ago dealt quite a blow, with new research suggesting "living, breathing organisms" didn't truly come back from the grave until 10 million years later.

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Huge Prehistoric Predator Ruled Lost Continent, Fossils Suggest

A newfound giant predatory dinosaur with even stubbier arms than Tyrannosaurus rex may now hint that a vast desert once existed in the heart of a lost supercontinent, potentially barring this carnivore and its kin from spreading across the entire ancient world, researchers say.

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PHOTOS: Huge Fossil Forest Discovered In Coal Mine

Deep beneath southern Illinois, scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 307 million-year-old forest that could "shed new light" on modern climate change, reported The New York Times.

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05/29/12 'Great Dying' Extinction Event Recovery Lasted 10... Source: The Huffington Post Whatever ultimately wiped more than 90 percent of life off the planet some 250 million years ago dealt quite a blow, with new research suggesting "living, breathing organisms" didn't truly come back from the grave until 10 million years later.
05/23/12 Huge Prehistoric Predator Ruled Lost Continent,... Source: The Huffington Post A newfound giant predatory dinosaur with even stubbier arms than Tyrannosaurus rex may now hint that a vast desert once existed in the heart of a lost supercontinent, potentially barring this carnivore and its kin from spreading across the entire ancient world, researchers say.
05/13/12 PHOTOS: Huge Fossil Forest Discovered In Coal Mine Source: The Huffington Post Deep beneath southern Illinois, scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 307 million-year-old forest that could "shed new light" on modern climate change, reported The New York Times.