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  "path": "/scientists-baffled-by-bizarre-living-fossil-from-275-million-years-ago/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T15:58:50.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
    "Science",
    "Field Museum",
    "Fossils",
    "Paleobiology",
    "Paleontology"
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  "textContent": "Tanyka amnicola is a newly identified ancient tetrapod known from unusual twisted jawbones adapted for grinding plants. This rare herbivorous “living fossil” helps scientists better understand early evolution and ecosystems in Gondwana. In a dry riverbed in Brazil, deep within a forest near the Amazon, paleontologists uncovered a fossilized jawbone from an unknown ancient animal. [...]",
  "title": "Scientists Baffled by Bizarre “Living Fossil” From 275 Million Years Ago"
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