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Early fish

Crashing waves may have spurred the evolution of backbones

25 October 2018

Backbones helped vertebrates conquer the oceans and move onto land. Now a study hints they may have evolved as protection against strong waves in shallow waters
Archaeopteryx

Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds

24 October 2018

A fossil of the dinosaur Archaeopteryx is so unlike any other specimens that it belongs to a new species – and could confirm that the animals were early birds

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