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In a fossil-rich region of northeastern China, a well-preserved specimen of an ancient flying reptile has brought new clarity ...
For more than a hundred years, scientists believed flying reptiles called pterosaurs took to the air with birdlike brains.
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The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.