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Alligator Gar: 100 Million Years Old and Still Kicking
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The prehistoric looking alligator gar is sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" and, while it may look threatening, it's harmless to anything larger than itself.
How Megalodon Worked
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The megalodon was born as big as an adult great white and grew to weigh as much as 7 Tyrannosaurus rex. Learn all about the megalodon.
What's the Largest Land Animal That Ever Existed on Earth?
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Just how big do animals come? Dive backward through time and the fossil record in search of the most colossal member of kingdom Animalia.
7 Scary Extinct Animals That Were Absolute Terrors
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If you thought sea monsters were just the stuff of myth, you thought wrong. With giant, razor-sharp teeth, ancient cetaceans - the ancestors to modern whales, dolphins and porpoises - make even nightmares seem dull.
Alligator Snapping Turtles Lure Prey With Wriggling Worm-like Tongue Appendage
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The prehistoric-looking alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and has a bite that, it's said, can snap a wooden broom handle in half.
Why Won't Hollywood Depict Dinosaurs With Feathers?
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Why aren't moviemakers willing to show dinosaurs the way we think they actually looked? HowStuffWorks investigates dinosaurs on film.
The Sound of Ancient Irish Horns, Rediscovered in Modern India
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What is the link between ancient Irish horns and those found in present-day India? Learn more about ancient horns in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Tibetan Glacial Ice Core May Hold Clues About Climate Change
Scientists from The Ohio State University have drilled longest ice core from outside the poles.
How are fossil replicas made?
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Fossil replicas give scientists the chance to learn about dinosaur fossils and to display replicas for the public to see. Learn more about fossil replicas.
Kaprosuchus Was a Giant, Dinosaur-eating 'Boar Croc'
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Travel back about 95 million years ago to the Late Cretaceous period, and you might just find a "boar crocodile" called the kaprosuchus.