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Ancient Humans Left Drawings Next to Dinosaur Footprints in Brazil
Ancient South Americans were apparently inspired by fossilized dinosaur tracks in what is now eastern Brazil, where they cut figures into the rock, imprinted tens of millions of years earlier by the movements of giants. The dinosaur tracks belong to theropods, sauropods, and iguanodontians, and are spread across three rock outcroppings in the Brazilian state…
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Meet Meraxes Giga, a Ferocious Dinosaur With Teeny Arms Like T. Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the scariest dinosaurs to have roamed the planet, but it’s also the laughing stock of the dinosaur kingdom due its tiny arms. Never fear, T. rex: Researchers in Argentina have found you a friend that shares your absurdly small arms.
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Largest Triceratops Skeleton Ever Found Sells for $10 Million at Auction
The world’s largest Triceratops skeleton ever discovered was sold at auction for roughly $US7.7 million (around $10 million AUD) on Thursday, according to a new report from Reuters. The auction estimate before bidding started was that it would only fetch about $2 million.