Two tectonic plates meet in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
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The first time Earth’s geologic record – information found inside rocks – has been used to create an animation of this kind.
A replica fossil of the titanosaur Patagotitan , one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered. It would have weighed about 70 tons (63.5 metric tons.)
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Some of these giant vegetarians were as tall as a 3-story building. Microscopic analysis of their teeth, bones and eggshells reveals how they grew, what they ate and even their body temperature.
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The earthquake was caused by the collision of two tectonic plates.
A specimen of the newly discovered species of ichthyosaur had teeth that showed it was capable of consuming large prey.
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A fossil record in central Colombia reveals how marine animals evolved during a period of environmental change.