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🦤 The dodo went extinct in the 1600s. ☄️ The asteroid that ended the dinosaurs struck 66 million years ago. 🐚 Trilobites survived for over 270 million years. 🦣 Woolly mammoths coexisted with humans. 🐟 Tiktaalik was a fish with early limbs. 🌋 The Permian extinction wiped out 90% of life. 🦕 Argentinosaurus may have weighed over 70 tons. 🧬 DNA from extinct animals has been recovered in permafrost and amber. 🦤 The dodo went extinct in the 1600s. ☄️ The asteroid that ended the dinosaurs struck 66 million years ago. 🐚 Trilobites survived for over 270 million years. 🦣 Woolly mammoths coexisted with humans. 🐟 Tiktaalik was a fish with early limbs. 🌋 The Permian extinction wiped out 90% of life. 🦕 Argentinosaurus may have weighed over 70 tons. 🧬 DNA from extinct animals has been recovered in permafrost and amber.

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The Silky-Feathered Dinosaur of the Jurassic: Serikornis sungei

Oct 31, 2025

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The Silky-Feathered Dinosaur of the Jurassic: Serikornis sungei

Delicate feathers mark an early step in the evolution of flight



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