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Champions League chaos and a century-old dinosaur skull

The skull fragment is a 120-million-year-old Europe-first megaraptoran, a predator with powerful arms and sharp claws; the museum took its time.

On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on Coffee Talk
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd Man United had a mess of a night.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPeople are already arguing over who's to blame, which is just a group chat with a stadium.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomebody has to decide whose fault it is. Officially. With paperwork.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPaperwork. That's how you get a fossil lost for a hundred years.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I was getting there!

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The story so far

  1. Champions League returns Oct. 13; Jaguars snap a walk-off kick · CBS Sports
  2. Atlético's fading defense offers Man United an opening · Yahoo Sports
  3. What led Manchester United's Martinez to meltdown in Madrid · Al Jazeera
  4. UCL talking points: Man United mess, Madrid chaos · ESPN
  5. Champions League chaos and a century-old dinosaur skull (this story)

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