Fossils: 6 coolest techniques used in 2022 to reveal past mysteries

Do you mourn or rejoice over the species you never got to meet?
Sade Agard
A paleontologist working on a dinosaur fossil
A paleontologist working on a dinosaur fossil

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Yes, this article will include dinosaur fossils. After all, the extinct reptile group hardly fails when gripping attention, whether through the discovery of a new species or simply a new behavior. Movies like Jurassic Park and Kong: Skull Island (does the mutated therapod, Godzilla, count?) have further fueled our interest in these mysterious creatures. Yet, fossils from other types of animals do exist too - even hominin ones.

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