Then come fossils, dinosaurs, evolution and paleontology, including a new specimen, uncovered in Alaska, named Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum for the Perot family.

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In 2006, he designated a tortoise specimen at the Smithsonian museum as the new type specimen for the Aldabra tortoise, which he continued to call gigantea.

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Two weeks later, in downtown Manhattan, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York sued for custody of the specimen, on behalf of the nation of Mongolia.

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But some rarer (to these parts) breeds have been spotted in New York City, such as this specimen reported to be a Gambian pouched rat, which can grow up to three feet in length.

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One of the new specimens, known as KMN-ER 62000, has a face like the type specimen of Homo rudolfensis (the fossil that defines the species, if species it turns out to be), though it seems to be from an adolescent, whereas the type specimen is an adult.

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The specimen was shipped to Texas, to be photographed for the Heritage catalogue, and then to New York.

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