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Stop the Tarbosaurus Auction!
A Tyrannosaur fossil suspected to have been smuggled from Mongolia is set to be auctioned May 20. Scientists want the fossil to be donated to science and say the sale would further fuel illegal looting of fossils.
Cambrian Shutter of Doom Becomes Sucker of Worms
An ancient sea creature called Anomalocaris packed sharp, boney plates in its mouth — what many paleontologists suspected was a trilobite-munching weapon. Laelaps blogger Brian Switek, however, describes new research that says that the mouth was probably only good for sucking down soft worms.
What a Croc!
Paleontologists have just named a 27-foot-long fossilized crocodile that hid in the rivers and lakes of prehistoric Kenya between 2 and 4 million years ago. Laelaps blogger Brian Switek explains how the creature may have lived alongside human ancestors.