Researchers are analyzing fossil insects from the La Brea Tar
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New research on fossil galls—abnormal plant growths caused, in this case, by tiny wasps—helps reconstruct the local habitats of Southern California at the end of the last Ice Age.
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Explore the surprising and sometimes bizarre world of extinct and living mammals.
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Mongolia is a large country in the middle of Asia. Its Gobi Desert is a fossil „gold mine“ for paleontologists.
in the country’s capital, Ulaanbaatar (oo-LAN bah-TAR
Although extinct today, this gopher-sized mammal thrived during the Mesozoic Era for about two million years.
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Fossil Wasp Galls From La Brea Tar Pits Indicate Little
Mongolia is a large country in the middle of Asia. Its Gobi Desert is a fossil „gold mine“ for paleontologists.
in the country’s capital, Ulaanbaatar (oo-LAN bah-TAR
Smilodon had enormous canines, or „sabers,” which protruded inches below its chin line when its jaws were closed.
saber-toothed cat, have been found at the La Brea Tar
Some volcanoes explode with the force of an atomic bomb. Others spill rivers of gently flowing lava. Why?
it’s stiffer and flows more slowly, like molasses or tar
Some 300,000 years ago, a new tool-making technique produced a sharp-edged flake of stone. Neanderthals were masters of this technique.
attached to wooden shafts, perhaps glued with resin or tar
