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The Now-extinct Castoroides Was a Bear-sized Beaver
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The giant castoroides thrived in the Great Plains, the Great Lakes region, the American South and Alaska. So why did this massive beaver die out?
How the Ice Age Worked
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An ice age is a period of cooling, marked by the presence of glaciers and ice sheets. Learn how an ice age works and if we're in an ice age right now.
4-foot Flying Turkeys Roamed Ancient Australia
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The megapodes were supertall, but that didn't keep them from taking flight. Learn about the extinct brush turkey in this HowStuffWorks article.
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?
Mastodons and Mammoths Gave Their Lives So You Could Have a Pumpkin Spice Latte
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With no more ice age megafauna pooping seeds everywhere, pumpkins and squash had to evolve or die. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Do dire wolves exist?
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A person encountering a dire wolf will likely end up in dire straits, but do they have grounding in reality? Learn about dire wolves at HowStuffWorks.
Titanoboa: Exploring Colombia's Prehistoric Giant Snake
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The extinct Titanoboa snake lived around 66 million to 56 million years ago. These things were massive and could reach 50 feet long and 3 feet wide making them the largest snake ever to have roamed the Earth.
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.
River-bottom Bones: The Strange World of Underwater Fossil Hunting
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Not all fossils are found on dry land. In fact some of the most fascinating fossil finds in history have been submerged for centuries.
Saber-tooth Kittens Were Big-boned
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Researchers discovered that everyone's favorite prehistoric cat had some seriously big bones — even as a youngster.