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Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Rare Roman Era Trilobite That May Have Been Worn as Protective Amulet

Old Rare Roman Era Trilobite That May Have Been Worn as Protective Amulet During an excavation project at a 2,000-year-old ...
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Preserved Blood Vessels Discovered in a Rib Bone From the World’s Largest T. Rex Could Shed Light on How Dinosaurs Healed

“Preserved blood vessel structures, like we have found in Scotty’s rib bone, appear linked to areas where the bone was ...
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Scientists Recover Ancient Proteins From Animal Teeth Up to 24 Million Years Old, Opening Doors to Learning About the Past

Two new papers analyze fossils found in Canada and Kenya, respectively—vastly different environments for the preservation of ...
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First Known Trilobite Fossil Collected By Romans Was Used As "Magical" Pendant

Excavations at a 2,000-year-old settlement in Spain have yielded the first ever trilobite fossil from Roman times. Found in a trash heap associated with a high-status household, the specimen appears ...

Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil. Are dinosaurs next?

Proteins from an ancient rhino tooth unearthed in the Canadian Arctic have allowed scientists to look much deeper into the ...