specimen

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The approach has been compared to performing a modern forensic investigation on a specimen that is 300 million years old.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

He notes that adult Uberabatitan individuals, unlike the younger specimen analyzed, likely faced the same challenges as other large sauropods when trying to stand upright.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"That would have been an important specimen," said Freeman, lead author of the study and a senior public service associate emeritus at the UGA Odum School of Ecology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Sometime that afternoon I saw the first specimen of what would become a dear, reliable friend of mine.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel