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The Missing Notebooks That Solved a 25-Year-Old Paleontology Mystery

55 Million Year Old Tarpon Fossil FishField notebooks from the late Richard KΓΆhler allowed researchers to finally catalog a remarkable fossil tarpon from Aotearoa New Zealand. Recently disclosed notebooks from a late paleontologist supplied the missing details researchers needed to complete their study of a β€œremarkable” fossil found nearly 30 years ago. Dr. Richard KΓΆhler discovered the fossil fish in 1999 [...]
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Ancient Goose Fossil Challenges Long-Held Theories About New Zealand Birds

Metechen lutiA newly described fossil goose shows that New Zealand’s bird history involved repeated arrivals, extinctions, and rapid island evolution. A rare fossil goose found in the remains of an ancient lake in Central Otago is changing how scientists understand the bird history of Aotearoa New Zealand, according to a researcher at the University of Otago [...]
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Exxon Is Nearing a Deal to Pump Oil in Venezuela, Marking a Victory for Trump

The U.S. oil giant is negotiating a deal to pump oil in Venezuela, ending a standoff with its socialist rulers and marking a victory for President Trump.

Β© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

An oil tanker docked at the CardΓ³n refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in January.
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