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The Cretaceous World edited by Peter Skelton

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Darwin at home

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Calm after the cataclysm

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Fabulous florissant

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Great ball of ice

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Old Father Time

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Just like that

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Animal dreams

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Walking with Cavemen: Eye-to-eye with your ancestors by John Lynch and Louise Barrett

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Hanging on in there

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Butchery and needlework

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Bird of paradise

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