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This Football-Sized Fossil Egg is the First Found in Antarctica, and It May Have Belonged to a Mosasaur
This Football-Sized Fossil Egg is the First Found in Antarctica, and It May Have Belonged to a Mosasaur
Researchers Just Unearthed ‘Lost’ Footage of the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger—Watch It Here
Researchers Just Unearthed ‘Lost’ Footage of the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger—Watch It Here
How Mammoth Poop Gave Us Pumpkin Pie
How Mammoth Poop Gave Us Pumpkin Pie
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10 Facts About the Extinct Passenger Pigeon
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