Jurassic Period

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?

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What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?
What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?

Stunning Scottish pterosaur is biggest fossil of its kind

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Stunning Scottish pterosaur is biggest fossil of its kind
Stunning Scottish pterosaur is biggest fossil of its kind

The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast

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The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast
The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast

Largest 'Sea Dragon' Fossil Accidentally Discovered in Museum

Largest 'Sea Dragon' Fossil Accidentally Discovered in Museum
Largest 'Sea Dragon' Fossil Accidentally Discovered in Museum

Here’s Lookin’ at You, Dollocaris

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Here’s Lookin’ at You, Dollocaris
Here’s Lookin’ at You, Dollocaris

Paleo Profile: Wucaiwan’s Ornamented Horned Face

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Paleo Profile: Wucaiwan’s Ornamented Horned Face
Paleo Profile: Wucaiwan’s Ornamented Horned Face

Meet Marshosaurus, the Jurassic’s Forgotten Predator

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Meet Marshosaurus, the Jurassic’s Forgotten Predator
Meet Marshosaurus, the Jurassic’s Forgotten Predator

Top Jurassic Carnivore Had an Amazing Gape

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Top Jurassic Carnivore Had an Amazing Gape
Top Jurassic Carnivore Had an Amazing Gape

Paleo Profile: Pulanesaura eocollum

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Paleo Profile: Pulanesaura eocollum
Paleo Profile: Pulanesaura eocollum

The Jurassic Shield

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The Jurassic Shield
The Jurassic Shield

What Could Live in a Real Jurassic World? A Chickenosaurus

What Could Live in a Real Jurassic World? A Chickenosaurus
What Could Live in a Real Jurassic World? A Chickenosaurus

Scrappy Fossils Yield Possible Dinosaur Blood Cells

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Scrappy Fossils Yield Possible Dinosaur Blood Cells
Scrappy Fossils Yield Possible Dinosaur Blood Cells

The Dawn of Snakes

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The Dawn of Snakes
The Dawn of Snakes

'Jurassic World' Dinosaurs Stuck in the 1980s, Experts Grumble

'Jurassic World' Dinosaurs Stuck in the 1980s, Experts Grumble
'Jurassic World' Dinosaurs Stuck in the 1980s, Experts Grumble
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