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A bright illustration of extinct predator Hurdia victoria.
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Hurdia Victoria

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a fossilized ancient sea creature
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Wiwaxia

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A relative of insects, trilobites lived on the ocean floor during the Cambrian period.
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Trilobites

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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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A photo of an arid ocean cliff in Chile's Atacama Desert with the ocean below.
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Exploring Chile's Marine Fossil Record in the Atacama Desert

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A rendering of an underwater marine scene from the Proterozoic Eon, featuring a creature that resembles a jellyfish and other organisms.
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Ediacaran Community, Proterozoic Eon (2,500 - 542 Million Years Ago)

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Paleobiologist Mark D. Uhen drills away rock to reveal the fossilized bones of Peruvian archaeocetes (ancient whales), in the Vertebrate Paleontology Department at the Museo de Historia Natural de San Marcos. Uhen is a professor at George Mason Univer
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Preparing a Fossil Whale Specimen

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A scientific diagram containing photos and illustrations of the bones and teeth of fossil whales.
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Bones and Teeth of South America's Oldest Fossil Whales

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Two researchers, looking for fossil whales, scan a rock formation in Peru's Pisco Basin.
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Searching for Fossil Whales in Peru

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A Smithsonian scientist with a whale fossil he excavated
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Panama Expedition Success

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Scientists remove remove the whale fossil plaster jacket from the r
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Excavating the Fossil

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