skeleton
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A fractured rib from Scotty, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, is giving researchers a rare look at dinosaur biology from 66 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
It included a nearly intact skeleton of a Columbian mammoth, dubbed Zed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"When he was moving about nine months to a year later, the skeleton was disposed of into the bins," Singh added.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The preserved skeleton includes several major bones, making it unusually informative for a dinosaur of its kind.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
She had begun to glimpse the skeleton of an exquisite structure.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Nearby, teams of archaeologists worked in tents, assembling skeletons out of the discovered bones and piecing together skulls that were destroyed by blunt-force trauma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Copernicus observations go back to 1940 but other evidence -- such as ice cores, tree rings and coral skeletons -- allow scientists to place today's climate against a much longer historical context.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
If you remember anything at all, you remember the skeletons.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
"As the water goes down, the skeletons come up."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sierra’s dragon mixed with several of the skeletons and mermaids from Club Kalfour.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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Life Science: Human Systems
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