Long in the Tooth, but Short in Wingspan
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Nemicolopterus crypticus is a new genus and species of pterosaur, described from a nearly complete fossil discovered in China.
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One of these things is not like the others ...
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By the time its prey knew it was coming, it was probably far too late. Cruising murky coastal waters in search of food, the creature made magnificent use of its slender neck, nearly twice the length of its
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You may be too "short" to ride this one, pal.
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Look those gift cards in the mouth -- some are missing a few teeth.
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A fabled fossil goes on view for the first time in decades  -  and ignites a controversy
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Gene Simmons, eat your heart out. A newfound bat's tongue can stretch to one and a half times the length of its body, and now scientists think they know why.
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The bat, Anoura fistulata, has a tongue one and a half times its body length.
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U.S. scientists have found traces of limbs in the development of primitive ray-finned fishes.  That discovery contradicts the belief that tetrapods -- land-living vertebrates -- have been evolutionary innovations unique to that group.
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Scientists have found fossil skeletons of a human species that grew no larger than a three-year-old modern child. The species lived with pygmy elephants and Komodo dragons on a remote island in Indonesia.
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A newly discovered fossil might be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.
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Cute little dinosaur creates emotional bonds right at the start, but will owners get bored with it?
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Field crickets on the island of Kauai rapidly evolved to have femalelike wings to avoid a parasitic fly that finds its prey by sound, new research reveals.
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Veneers, porcelain shells bonded to the front side of the teeth, may not provide smiles as pretty as expected.
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There looks to be more room for healthy growth.
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In fly fishing, outfoxing a creature with a brain the size of a pea can require a Zen-like approach, which may not come naturally.
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Fossilised remains found in southern China may hold the answer to a question that has long stumped palaeontologists: Just what is the purpose of the long neck on a group of predatory reptiles that roamed the earth millions of years ago?