Paleontologists
This Week Has Offered a Slew of Insights on the Western Hemisphere’s First Humans
Studies reveal rapid yet uneven movement south in at least three migratory waves, complicating story of the Americas' settlement
Ancient Ape Was Just the Size of a House Cat
12.5 million-year-old teeth found in Kenya belonged to a species that ate leaves, but was likely outcompeted by an explosion of monkeys
Dinosaurs May Have Given Birds Their Colorful, Speckled Eggs
A new analysis of fossilized eggshells suggests diversely patterned eggs evolved much earlier than previously believed
The Grand Canyon’s Oldest Footprints Are 310 Million Years Old
Researcher Stephen Rowland says the creature that left the tracks was "doing a funny little side-walking step, line-dance kind of thing"
This Little Fish Was Nomming on Flesh 150 Million Years Ago
The Jurassic-era species found in southern Germany had jaws and teeth like a piranha and likely nipped off the fins of other fish
A Case of Mistaken Sea Monster Identity
Re-analysis of Kansas fossils show they come from a newborn Tylosaurus, which were born without their tell-tale toothy snouts
Tiny Skull Illuminates the Lives of Giant Dinosaurs
The skull of a juvenile <i>Diplodocus</i> is one of the youngest of these dinosaurs ever found
Newly Discovered Tyrant Dinosaur Stalked Ancient New Mexico
The <i>Dynamoterror</i>, a relative of <i>Tyrannosaurs rex</i>, lived millions of years before other known species of tyrannosaur
New Fossil Dubbed 'Giant Thunderclap at Dawn' Shows How Big Dinos Went From Two Legs to Four
A new species discovered in South Africa shows how dinosaurs went from bipedal beasts to four-legged giants like brontosaurus
The World's Earliest Known Animal May Have Been a Blob-Like Undersea Creature
Traces of fat found on a 558-million-year-old fossil suggest <em>Dickinsonia</em> was an animal rather than fungus, plant or single-celled protozoa
When Rhinos Once Roamed in Washington State
Road-tripping through prehistoric times on the West Coast
Rare Desert Pterosaur Fossil Discovered in Utah
The rare Triassic fossil is the most complete early pterosaur ever found, and gives new insight into the evolution of the first flying vertebrates
‘Amazing Dragon’ Fossils Unearthed in China Rewrite Story of Long-Necked Dinosaurs
The dino family emerged 15 million years earlier than previously thought
Homecoming King: The Nation’s T. rex Returns to the Smithsonian
The fully assembled skeleton will be displayed for the first time at the National Museum of Natural History in June 2019.
The Most Massive of Dinos Evolved Earlier Than Previously Thought
A Triassic giant unearthed in Argentina suggests that dinosaurs took the path to greatness at least twice
How We Elected <i>T. rex</i> to Be Our Tyrant Lizard King
The true story behind our obsession with the last and largest of the tyrannosaurs
The Many Ways Women Get Left Out of Paleontology
The hurdles that prevent female fossil hunters from rising at the same rates as their male peers are myriad—but they are all interconnected
A Mysterious Dinosaur Skeleton Was Auctioned Off to a Private Buyer
And paleontologists are not happy about it
Dinosaurs Had Dandruff, Too
Our ancient feathered friends shed skin in a similar way to modern birds and humans
700,000-Year-Old Butchered Rhino Pushes Back Ancient Human Arrival in the Philippines
The find changes the story of human migration, but scientists still don't know what human species did the cutting
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