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420 million years ago, some fish wore armor – and it may have served a surprising purpose.

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In the 1800s, miners found beautifully preserved fossils of animals from the Eocene.

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Insects were the first animals to fly. Scientists are still working on how it happened.

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To celebrate our first anniversary together, we’d like to answer some of your questions.

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Tyrannosaurus rex had tiny arms. How did this happen, and why did it keep them?

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Before a group of fish could live on dry land, they acquired the ability to breathe air.

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Where did viruses come from and how did they evolve? Are viruses alive?

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Why the Triassic was full of creatures that look a lot like other, more modern species.

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234 million years ago, the climate suddenly changed for the wetter.

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The Cenozoic marks the rise of organisms that look a lot like us.

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In 1912, a fossil collector discovered the world’s only known semi-aquatic dinosaur.

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Reptiles in time grew to become some of the largest forms of life ever to exist on earth.