Finding a fossil tooth embedded in bone is always great news for palaeontologists, as it is the gateway to some otherwise out-of-reach understanding of the behaviour of extinct animals.
This pair of curled-up Diictodon skeletons tell a story of male parental care.
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CT scanning allows scientists to observe and “dissect” fossils digitally using computer software - and to uncover secrets that are hundreds of millions of years old.
All primates have opposable thumbs – and some flaunt these in the cutest way.
Courtesy of Lory Park Zoo