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'Remarkable' fossil footprint discovered on P.E.I. dates back around 290 million years

An Islander discovered a large fossil footprint along the shores of P.E.I.'s Hillsborough Bay. It's believed to date back to the Permian Period, before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and experts say it may belong to a Pareiasaur.

From the CBC News-2025-10-29:14:6:1

Arctic fossil is northern-most rhino species ever found

Millions of years ago, a pony-sized, hornless rhino wandered through the woods and munched on leaves in what is now northern Nunavut. A new study identities it as a new species, and offers an intriguing explanation for how it got there.

From the CBC News-2025-10-28:14:6:1

Scientists discover dinosaur 'mummies' with hoofs like a horse

It's been more than 60 million years since duck-billed dinosaurs roamed around what is now known as western North America.Or, more accurately, since they clomped around. On their hoofs. 

From the CBC News-2025-10-28:8:5:1

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Oct 28 14:03Imprinting and DNA methylation in water lily endosperm: implications for seed evolution by Rebecca A Povilus and others (MBE)
Oct 28 14:03Parallel evolution of X chromosome-specific SMC complexes in two nematode lineages by Avrami Aharonoff and others (MBE)
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