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How can soft tissue exist in dinosaur fossils?
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Soft tissue in dinosaur fossils is very rare, and when it does turn up it often contains many surprises. Learn about soft tissue in dinosaur fossils.
Prehistoric Turtle Had a Toothless Beak But No Shell
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A 220 million-year-old turtle fossil discovered in China is the first of its kind ever to be found. HowStuffWorks looks at the rare fossil discovery.
How Do Scientists Determine the Age of Dinosaur Bones?
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Every time a new fossil is found, one of the first things scientists determine is how old that fossil really is. But how do they determine it, and how can they be completely accurate?
10 Extinct Hominids
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Decades of fossil discoveries have revealed much about the extinct members of our hominid family tree, but we're far from having all the answers. What have we learned from some of these fascinating finds?
Who Owns the Rights to a Dinosaur Skeleton?
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Who owns the rights to irreplaceable fossils? HowStuffWorks looks at the controversy.
Can hydrogen be the fuel of the future?
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When it comes to looking to the energy source that will replace fossil fuels, there are no shortage of options.
How the La Brea Tar Pits Work
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A sculpted mammoth shows visitors to the La Brea Tar Pits what these ancient animals might have looked like, but the pits themselves have looked the same for thousands of years. How did they form, and what discoveries lie beneath the sticky surface?
Dinosaur Bones
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Dinosaur bones are all we have to study what these animals looked like and how they lived. Learn about the study of dinosaur bones and dinosaur skeletons.
How do scientists know what's inside dinosaur eggs?
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How do scientists know what's inside dinosaur eggs? Learn about the techniques used by scientists to examine the fossilized remains of dinosaur embryos.
Dinosaur Discoveries
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The oldest record of a fossil dinosaur bones discovery is in a Chinese book written between 265 and 317 A.D. Learn more about dinosaur discoveries.