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Modern Dinosaurs

How and why New Zealand became a storehouse for discontinued zoological species.

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Timothy Balme
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How Did the Tuatara Outlive the Dinosaurs

Sixty five million years ago, a meteor hit the earth near Mexico killing nearly all life on the planet. Out of the ashes, one hardy reptile managed to survive in New Zealand: the Tuatara. Tuatara are some of the most bizarre reptiles on the planet.

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