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![newly discovered fossils with flattened, circular head](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/49Ws5CzigGQJUuS6Zmw2K3-320-80.jpg)
280 million-year-old swamp monster with 'big, flat toilet seat-shaped head' discovered in Namibia
By Jacklin Kwan published
Giant salamander-like predator that lived 40 million years before the first dinosaurs had huge fangs and sucked up prey with its weird head.
![Microtomographic reconstruction of the trilobite Gigoutella mauretanica in ventral view.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVTfbd8kyqbSRKgcnVcgG6-320-80.jpg)
Stunning 3D images show anatomy of 500 million-year-old Cambrian trilobites entombed in volcanic ash
By Elise Poore published
Scientists used 3D imaging to reconstruct the anatomy of Cambrian trilobites discovered buried under layers of volcanic ash.
![An artist's illustration of Wrangel Island's last surviving woolly mammoth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/93PM5cR4AHevy3Jm4jfHJD-320-80.jpg)
Mystery 'random event' killed off Earth's last woolly mammoths in Siberia, study claims
By Ben Turner published
Woolly mammoths survived on Wrangel Island for 6,000 years after their mainland cousins had perished. A new genomic study has revealed that this final population likely died from a sudden, mysterious event.
![Wolf laying on table surround by 4 people wearing white coats and gloves.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aNGTrdkT8NzQq9Wx5hJUh5-320-80.jpg)
Stunning photos show 44,000-year-old mummified wolf discovered in Siberian permafrost
By Hannah Osborne published
Scientists perform necropsy on an ancient wolf pulled from Russian permafrost that may still have prey in its stomach.
![hummingbird by flowers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XxgUrjwLqFsGhVgwgbQ5ZG-320-80.jpg)
If birds are dinosaurs, why aren't they cold-blooded?
By Margaret Osborne published
If dinosaurs were reptiles, then why aren't birds cold blooded?
![An artist's recreation of Lokiceratops, which looks like a large colorful triceratops with a more elaborate headpiece](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SU93nW7eMpAnoPiTGSzCDK-320-80.jpg)
Newfound dinosaur with giant, horned headpiece named after iconic Norse god
By Harry Baker published
A newly identified dinosaur with large, ornate horns on its massive head shield has been named after a famous Norse god who sported a similar headpiece in recent Marvel movies.
![Artist impression of extinct giant cheetah species Acinonyx pleistocaenicus hunting](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HJGW2q3LBt8v4ABq3u45qH-320-80.jpg)
Huge cheetah that roamed China 1 million years ago would have stood face to face with a tiger
By Soumya Sagar published
Extinct colossal cat Acinonyx pleistocaenicus was the biggest species of cheetah to have ever lived, scientists reveal.
![A boy lying next to a partially exposed fossil in the ground.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nechhEDCnUuBwQr2J8URXE-320-80.jpg)
Kids discover extremely rare teen T. rex fossils sticking out of the ground during North Dakota Badlands hike
By Patrick Pester published
'Teen Rex' is about to go on display for the first time and appear in a new T. rex documentary, thanks to a discovery made by three young boys.
![Artist impression of the newly discovered dinosaur Koleken inakayali.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fH2SQF23CAjScmqXxijmMa-320-80.jpg)
If you thought T. rex had tiny arms, wait until you see this apex predator's ridiculously tiny appendages
By Patrick Pester published
Newly discovered dinosaur — the apex predator of its environment — had a weirdly flat skull compared to its contemporaries, along with ridiculously small arms.
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