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A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.

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Scientists have discovered the oldest bird fossil shedding light on birds' origin in China, and reshaping the timeline of ...