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This Prehistoric Fish Was Declared Extinct for 60 Million Years— And It’s Still Alive Today
For decades, the coelacanthexisted only in fossil records—until one turned up in a South African fishing net. It was 1938 ...
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Extinct megalodon shark was even bigger than previously thought
Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world ... With no living relatives alive today, megalodon sharks were unique in that they were ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
Wild-born individuals of the species ... found in more than 40 years, experts said. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared ...
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‘Extinct’ marsupial might be alive and ‘evading detection’ in Australia, study says
The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species — was declared extinct in 1994. But, scientists believe it could be alive and “evading ... s skull were only found to be effective enough ...
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‘Extinct’ marsupial might be alive and ‘evading detection’ in Australia, study says
A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping ... the robust features of the desert rat-kangaroo’s skull were only found to be effective enough to handle eating ...