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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

A nearly complete skeleton of an early long-necked plesiosaur has been found in a clay pit in Germany, and reveals they survived a mass extinction

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Africa’s giraffes are being slaughtered by Joseph Kony's army

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Africa’s giraffes are being slaughtered by Joseph Kony's army

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Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere

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Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere

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Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds

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Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds

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Baby pterosaurs were cute, defenceless and unable to fly

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Baby pterosaurs were cute, defenceless and unable to fly

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Human arrivals wiped out the Caribbean’s giant ground sloths

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Human arrivals wiped out the Caribbean’s giant ground sloths

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Dinosaur mass-extinction let mammals come out in the day

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Dinosaur mass-extinction let mammals come out in the day

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Geese-like birds seem to have survived the dinosaur extinction

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Geese-like birds seem to have survived the dinosaur extinction

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Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

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Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

Mass deaths might not be all bad, because local die-offs could help to ensure the survival of the species as a whole

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