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An image of a Anomalocaris canadensis fossil.
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Anomalocaris canadensis

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A handful of fossil pieces from the Cambrian period sit on a gray background.
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Scientists and Fossils

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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Squalicorax shark fossil from the Smithsonian
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Squalicorax Shark Fossil

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A fossil of the ancient shark Falcatus falcatus
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The Ancient Shark Falcatus falcatus

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Gabor Szathmary secures one of the plaster jackets containing a fossil "toothed" mysticete that was excavated on Vancouver Island.
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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

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Fossil Whale Digsite at Cerro Ballena, Chile
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

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Blue whale skull being installed at National Museum of Natural History.
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When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?

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A fossil imprint of Ottoia prolifica.
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Ottoia prolifica

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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A rendering of an underwater marine scene from the Cambrian Period, featuring an arthropod, annelids, and other animals.
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A Collection of Cambrian Fossils

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Globotruncana falsostuarti -- a foram that lived about 75 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period.
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Globotruncana falsostuarti

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