Paleontology
Hibernation May Be a 250-Million-Year-Old Survival Trick
Paleontologists studying this strange creature’s tusks say they’ve found evidence the animal slowed its metabolism during hard times
College Students Unearth Massive Triceratops Skull
On an annual summer fossil collecting trip, the undergraduates struck it big in South Dakota
'Ammonite' Is Historical Fan Fiction About the World's First Great Fossil Hunter
A new trailer previews the period drama featuring Kate Winslet as pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning
Fallen Boulder at the Grand Canyon Reveals Prehistoric Reptile Footprints
313 million years ago, two reptilian creatures crept over this boulder's surface
This 15-Foot Ichthyosaur Died With a 13-Foot Meal in Its Stomach
The shocking size of the marine predator’s quarry may force paleontologists to rethink the marine reptile’s role in the Triassic ecosystem
Five Places Where You Can Collect Fossils in the D.C. Area
You don’t have to venture far to make awesome finds
30-Foot 'Terror Crocodile' Ambushed Dinosaurs at Water’s Edge
Study says the five-ton extinct reptiles had teeth the size of bananas
Climate Change, Not Hunting, May Have Doomed the Woolly Rhinoceros
Populations of the Ice Age icon were healthy right up until their extinction, suggesting they crashed precipitously as the planet warmed
Study Reveals This Mysterious, Super Long-Necked Triassic Reptile Was a Marine Hunter
The creature’s neck was stiff like a giraffe’s and was nearly three times the length of its torso
Amber Fossil Shows 'Hell Ant' Was Unlike Anything Alive Today
The 99-million-year-old ant had scythe-like jaws that swung upward to pin prey against a horn-like head appendage
Dinosaurs Suffered From Cancer, Too
A bone containing signs of cancer is the first of its kind found in the fossil record
This Marsupial Sabertooth Was No Killer Cat
Long fangs caused many to assume Thylacosmilus was a slashing predator, but new research suggests it was a scavenger with a preference for leftovers
Woolly Mammoth Skeleton With Intact Ligaments Found in Siberian Lake
Part of the extinct animal's foot was recovered from the water with well-preserved, millennia-old soft tissue
New Evidence Suggests Ancient Crocodiles Swam From Africa to America
The prehistoric reptiles would have gotten some help from ocean currents
How Dinosaurs Raised Their Young
New research into eggshells and nesting sites help paleontologists unravel the family lives of the Mesozoic
Giant Extinct Dolphin May Have Hunted Other Whales
The nearly 16-foot species may have been an apex predator like modern killer whales, researchers say
Giant Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs May Have Evolved From This Four-Inch-Tall Reptile
In Madagascar some 237 million years ago, the tiny <em>Kongonaphon kely</em> was chasing down insects on two legs
300-Pound, Wombat-Like Creature Once Roamed Australia
Paleontologists describe a new species of extinct Australian marsupial that is most closely related to modern wombats but was the size of a black bear
First Soft-Shelled Dinosaur Egg Fossils Found
Twin discoveries reveal that some ancient reptiles laid soft-shelled eggs, challenging long-held assumptions in paleontology
Fossil Footprints Suggest Ancient Crocodile Walked on Two Legs
The lumbering crocodylomorph lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 106 million years ago
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