The toothiest prehistoric predators also had beefier arm bones, according to results of a study published today in the journal Paleobiology.
Archaeology
Jan 4, 2012
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Saber-toothed cats may be best known for their supersized canines, but they also had exceptionally strong forelimbs for pinning prey before delivering the fatal bite, says a new study in the journal PLoS ONE.
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Within the coarsening base of an ancient mudstone exposure in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, researchers say they found evidence that provides new information about the best-known early human ancestor, Australopithecus ...
Archaeology
Jun 21, 2010
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New evidence gleaned from CT scans of fossils locked inside rocks may flip the order in which two kinds of four-limbed animals with backbones were known to have moved from fish to landlubber.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 17, 2009
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