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Century-old fossil helps ETSU scientists rethink short-faced bear evolution
November 03, 2026
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news:

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Century-old fossil helps ETSU scientists rethink short-faced bear evolution

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Researchers at East Tennessee State University's Gray Fossil Site & Museum have published new research that revises the known history of short-faced bears by more than a million years.

The study, published in the journal PaleoBios by Drs. Blaine Sc . . .

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