James has been the best player in basketball for a long time, winner of three of the last four most valuable player awards, and the uproar that met his move from Cleveland to Miami, which was shrilly and rooted in some Mesozoic idea of the obligations of professional athletes, had zero to do with his talent on the court.

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Their role in Mesozoic ecosystems, including as predators of dinosaurs, has been reassessed over the past few years and their diversity of forms (even including herbivorous species) is becoming increasingly apparent.

ECONOMIST: Or, rather, the dinosaur and the crocodile