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Wonky skull of Styracosaurus leads palaeontologists to question past identifications of species

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Wonky skull of five-metre-long Styracosaurus named ‘Hannah’ with a fan of long horns leads scientists to question previous theory that all dinosaurs had symmetrical faces The intact Styracosaurus skull has wonky horns and was discovered in Canada  Asymmetrical face suggests more morphological variability than thought  Scientists fear incomplete skulls have been mistakenly classed as new species … Read more

One in five large marine species could go extinct within 100 years

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One in five of the world’s large marine animals could go extinct in the next 100 years, according to a new study.  Megafauna are most at-risk from climate change and 18 per cent of the oceans’ largest species could be lost forever by the year 2120, UK scientists say This could rise to 40 per … Read more