fossil
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The sample included gorillas, orangutans, macaques, colobus monkeys, fossil apes and more.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
He said countries big and small remained in some way dependent on fossil fuels -- including Australia, a major coal and gas exporter, yet highly reliant on imports for petrol, diesel and other fuels.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
We therefore need to be cautious about interpreting every fossil groove as deliberate toothpicking.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Excavations at the active pits and conservation of fossils will continue during the closure, albeit in different conditions than many fossil handlers are used to.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Richard Owen, the paleontologist who hovered over England’s natural historians like a patrician falcon, descended from the Royal College of Surgeons, to verify and catalog Darwin’s fossil skeletons.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Africa - Introductory
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