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Madagascar Fossil

A paleontologist brushes dirt from a bit of fossilized bone in Madagascar. Madagascar is awash in fossils from the Cretaceous period, when the island broke off from Africa and later split in two. Part of the landmass stayed close to Africa and became Madagascar. The other moved northeast, eventually colliding with Asia and forming the Indian subcontinent.

Photograph by Maria Stenzel