specimen

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The idea seems far-fetched because we tend to treat artists as isolated specimens.

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"Unfortunately, we discover this perineural invasion after it's already occurred. It's only seen in the surgical specimen when it goes for biopsy," Uson says.

From Science Daily

He is currently studying skull specimens from parts of Canada, including Newfoundland and Labrador, provided by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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All collected specimens were engorged, showing they had fed enough to significantly increase their size.

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They analyzed lithium isotopes in Ediacara fossils collected from Newfoundland and northwest Canada, studying specimens preserved in both sandy and muddy sediments.

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