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Extinct Mammal Used its 'Sweet Spot' to Club Rivals

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Uruguay studying extinct mammals called glyptodonts have discovered they used a "sweet spot" in their tails, just like baseball players use the center of percussion (CP), or ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Primitive early relative of armadillos helps rewrite evolutionary family tree

A team of U.S. and Chilean scientists working high in the Andes have discovered the fossilized remains of an extinct, tank-like mammal they conclude was a primitive relative of today’s armadillos. The results of their surprising ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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