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Newly Described Fossil From Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth

A fragment of upper jaw fossil from the Early Cretaceous is among the oldest examples of a toothless amphibian in the fossil record

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After 50 Years, Scientists Still Love Lucy

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Meet the Scientist Decoding Human History in South America Through Giant Ground Sloth Fossils

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Fetching Fossils and Unwrapping Mannequins: Here’s What Happens When a Museum Exhibition Closes

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Dusting Dinosaurs and Elephants: How Specialists Keep the Museum’s Largest Treasures Spotless

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Meet the Smithsonian Fellow Alumni Helping to Save the Planet

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Just Our Type: Museum's Dinosaur Skeleton Becomes the Scientific Standard for Its Species

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Newly Discovered Fossil from the Smithsonian’s Collection Named After Kermit the Frog

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What a Drawerful of Dung Reveals About the Lives of Ground Sloths

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How Smithsonian Fossil Preparators Are Re-Excavating a Tyrannosaur From Its Past on Display

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Summer Summary: A Mysterious Fossil Tooth, Metallic Planet and Marine Hitchhikers

A multitude of sea lions sit very close together on a crowded beach.

Reading Between the Bones: New Research Reveals an Unexpected Growth Spurt in California Sea Lions

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Dino-Sore: Smithsonian Paleontologist Diagnoses Ancient Ailments in the Museum’s Dinosaurs

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Smithsonian Scientists Discover One of the Earliest Mammal Ancestors That Ate Its Veggies

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Smithsonian Scientists Unearth Signs of an Ancient Climate Calamity Buried Beneath the Seafloor

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2022 in Review: The Year’s Top Discoveries by Museum Researchers

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2022 in Review: Smithsonian Staff Sifts Through an Ocean of Fossils

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Meet the Smithsonian Director Bringing a Deep Time Perspective to the International Climate Discussion

Elephant-like mammoth and mastodons trudge across a pond while a group of giant camels stop for a drink. In the background are snow-capped mountains. Crouching in the grassy foreground are a pair of sabertooth cats.

What the Demise of Mammoths Can Teach Us About Future Extinctions

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A Final Meal for the Ages

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