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Ankylosaurs used their mass tails to fight |  CNN

Ankylosaurs used their mass tails to fight | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Armored dinosaurs called ankylosaurs may have wielded hammer-like tail clubs at each other in conflict, in addition to fending off predators like Tyrannosaurus rex. A well-preserved fossil of an ankylosaurus, a herbivorous dinosaur …

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Oldest DNA sheds light on 2 million year old ecosystem that has no modern equivalent |  CNN

Oldest DNA sheds light on 2 million year old ecosystem that has no modern equivalent | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An Ice Age sediment core from northern Greenland has produced the oldest DNA sequences in the world. The 2 million year old DNA samples revealed that the now largely lifeless polar region was …

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A new species of dinosaur may have dived like a duck to catch its prey |  CNN

A new species of dinosaur may have dived like a duck to catch its prey | CNN

CNN — A new study has found that at least one species of dinosaur may have been a skilled swimmer, diving through water like a duck to hunt for prey. The study, published in Communications Biology on Dec. 1, describes a recently discovered species, Natovenator polydontus. The theropod, or hollow-bodied dinosaur with three toes and …

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