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World’s largest snake? this massive discovery has scientists stunned

In Gujarat’s Kutch district, researchers have identified a colossal snake from the Middle Eocene: Vasuki indicus, estimated ...
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Geochemical and Isotopic Characterization of Middle Eocene Hybrid Magmatism in the Gangdese Belt (Tibet) and Its Ancient Indian Crustal Fingerprint

We present new geochemistry, geochronology, whole-rock Sr-Nd-Pb, and zircon Hf isotopic data from the Zhongba pluton in the western part of the Gangdese magmatic belt (GMB) and discuss its melt ...
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New Middle Eocene proboscidean from Togo illuminates the early evolution of the elephantiform-like dental pattern

Africa has played a pivotal role in the evolution of early proboscideans (elephants and their extinct relatives), yet vast temporal and geographical zones remain uncharted on the continent. A long ...
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The echinoids of the Middle Eocene Warley Hill formation, Santee limestone, and Castle Hayne limestone of North and South Carolina / Porter M. Kier

The echinoids are described from the middle Eocene Warley Hill Formation, Santee Limestone, and Castle Hayne Limestone of North and South Carolina. Twenty-seven species are present including the ...
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Mammalian faunal zones of the Bridger middle Eocene / C. Lewis Gazin

The zoning arrangement of the Bridger Middle Eocene as defined by W. D. Matthew in his 1909 monograph on the Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin included a series of stratigraphic units ...