Remains found in the Joggins Cliffs at the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia reveal further clues about ancient ecosystems.
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A drying climate caused a mass extinction among plants, but paved the way for the ancestors of modern reptiles, mammals, and birds.
Despite its insidious influence on the climate and our health, coal has a lesser-known positive side to its otherwise dark soul. It has provided us with some stunning fossils.
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John Long is a Friend of The Conversation.Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Vertebrate Paleontologist, Assistant Professor, Carleton University
