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What happened to these creatures during the extinction event and how they rebounded tells an important story, both about the ...

Scientists are using fossils to help uncover how ancient life survived mass extinction, offering insights for modern ...

This story appears in the October 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a chilly January afternoon, Susannah Maidment stands on the shore of a London lake, staring down a pack of dinosaurs.