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World's Smallest Dinosaur May Actually Be an Ancient Lizard
What was to be a record-breaking specimen turned out too good to be true, fueling an ongoing ethical controversy.
By Riley Black
Dec 11, 2020 2:00 PM
Both Oculudentavis fossils were found encased in amber. Pictured here is the sample described in the Nature report. (Credit: Lida Xing)
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