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Panda's Pygmy ancestor
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Paleontologists discover the skull of the giant panda's earliest ancestor, a "pygmy-sized" bear in South China.
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The well-preserved fossil measures about half the size of a modern panda.
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The ancient panda was two feet shorter in length than a modern panda and would be akin in size to a medium-sized dog.
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The well-preserved fossil, shown as a CT scanned graphic, has all the hallmarks of a panda skull.
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