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Giant VW-sized Turtles Once Prowled South American Waters
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Stupendemys geographicus, a prehistoric turtle the size of a small car, once roamed the soupy pre-Amazonian waters of South America.
Segnosaurus
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Segnosaurus means "slow lizard from Galbin" (a region of the Gobi Desert). Learn about Segnosaurus, Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and dinosaurs of all eras.
Siberia's Batagaika Crater Just Keeps Growing, and That's Not Good
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It's known as the "Gateway to Hell" and while it might not actually get you there, what it will unleash if it keeps thawing could truly be hellish.
Which of today's animals lived alongside dinosaurs?
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Which of today's animals lived alongside dinosaurs? Some animals' ancestors lived with dinosaurs. Learn which current animals lived alongside dinosaurs.
How Woolly Mammoths Worked
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Woolly mammoths have a few things to teach us about the fate of modern elephants. Learn more about woolly mammoths.
The Ultimate Fossil Quiz
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When you think about fossils, you probably picture the big-money stuff: T-Rex skeletons, perfectly preserved mammoths and the like. Compared to them, the vast majority of fossils are relatively tiny and seemingly insignificant.
Prehistoric Predator Rediscovered in Museum Drawer
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The skeletal remains of Simbakubwa kutokaafrika were recently rediscovered in a drawer. HowStuffWorks takes a look at this huge predator.
Huayangosaurus
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Huayangosaurus was a sauropod of modest proportions. Learn more about the Huayangosaurus, Late Jurassic dinosaurs, and dinosaurs of all eras.
Top 10 Extinct Animals
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Want to know what the 10 most mysterious creatures to disappear from the earth are? Learn about the 10 most mysterious creatures at HowStuffWorks.
9 Extinct Exotic Sea Creatures
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Extinct sea creatures were exotic as well as ferocious. See this list of 10 extinct sea creatures to learn about the beasts that lived in Earth's waters.