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  • loaded language: 'zombies of the Pleistocene'
  • framing: headline asserting a conclusion

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Fossilized Excrement Reveals Diet of Ancient Ground Squirrels

Recent findings of fossilized feces show that ancient ground squirrels consumed remains from various large animals, including mammoths and bison. The research also highlights the presence of some of the oldest reconstructed DNA.

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Recent findings of fossilized feces show that ancient ground squirrels consumed remains from various large animals, including mammoths and bison. The research also highlights the presence of some of the oldest reconstructed DNA.

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  • ✕ loaded language: 'zombies of the Pleistocene'
  • ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion

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Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’

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Fossilized Excrement Reveals Diet of Ancient Ground Squirrels