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  "id": 6780457,
  "title": "Ichthyosaurs Had Surprisingly Dense Ribs, New Study Finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ichthyosaurs-had-surprisingly-dense-ribs-new-study-finds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-11T16:54:44.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/paleontology/ichthyosaur-ribs-15059.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New research from the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo suggests ichthyosaurs’ rib cages may have done a job modern whale ribs don’t: acting as ballast to help them dive. The post Ichthyosaurs Had Surprisingly Dense Ribs, New Study Finds appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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