The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

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A Dallas-based biotech company that announced the rebirth of the dire wolf, which was popularized in "Game of Thrones," also ...

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In the Mesozoic Era, there are fossils that represent both extinct groups and modern groups of animals and plants. During the first period of the Mesozoic Era (Triassic Period), many new types of ...