Paleontology
This Trove of Fossils in Wales Is Revealing Secrets of Early Animal Life
Scientists have uncovered 170 species from around 462 million years ago, unveiling surprises about when tiny marine creatures evolved and disappeared
The World's Newest National Park Protects 550-Million-Year-Old Fossils
The 148,000-acre Nilpena Ediacara National Park in South Australia is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of life's evolution on Earth
T. Rex Skeleton Sells for More Than $5 Million at Auction
Just over half the skeleton is made of actual fossils, which come from three different specimens
Rare 95-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skull Uncovered in Australia
The first-of-its-kind find reveals how sauropods may have moved between Australia and South America during the mid-Cretaceous
After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, These Ten Giant Creatures Roamed the Earth
Though we often think of the “terrible lizards” as behemoths, many later reptiles and mammals also grew to massive sizes
How Life Could Have Survived the Frozen ‘Snowball Earth’
During a prehistoric ice age when the planet was enveloped in glaciers, algae could have made a living in patchy, open oceans, study suggests
Paleontologists Discover 52-Million-Year-Old Bat
The fossil represents the earliest-known species of the flying mammal
This Mummified Ice Age Squirrel Was Found Frozen in Canada
Scientists identified the curled-up creature as an Arctic ground squirrel that likely died while hibernating some 30,000 years ago
T. Rex Had Lips That Concealed Its Teeth, Study Says
Paleontologists say popular, toothy depictions of the dinosaur may have missed the mark
Paleontologists Uncover Fossil Impressions of Giant, Alligator-Like Amphibians
The find reveals how the creatures swam and relaxed in prehistoric waterways
Dinosaurs Were Evolutionary Copycats of These Long-Lost Look-Alikes
Before T. rex and ankylosaurus ruled the Earth, a host of similar Triassic reptiles reigned
This Dinosaur Had a 50-Foot-Long Neck, Scientists Say
They compared vertebrae discovered in 1987 to more complete remains to make this new estimate
What Earth Would Have Really Looked Like in Adam Driver's '65'
If you were to travel back in time you’d find a mix of the familiar and strange on our planet
Researchers Examine 3,500-Year-Old Brown Bear Preserved in Siberian Permafrost
Found in 2020, the animal was originally declared to be a cave bear from the Ice Age
Scientists Discover Oldest Known Fossils of Pollen-Carrying Insects
It’s unclear whether the creatures were pollinating prehistoric plants or just getting a snack
The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People
Decades before paleontology’s formal establishment, Black and Native Americans discovered—and correctly identified—millennia-old fossils
Squatting Dinosaur Left Behind a Huge Footprint in England
An archaeologist accidentally came across the fossil that was preserved for 166 million years
Primate-Like Critters Survived in the Arctic When It Was a Lush, Warm Swamp
Even as darkness gripped the forests for months, two small species made it home
Scientists Uncover Nearly 100 Dinosaur Nests in Fossilized Hatchery
The find reveals that plant-eating titanosaurs had reproductive similarities to both birds and crocodiles
Busted and Broken Fossils Show How Dinosaurs Fought
From locking horns to biting each other in the face, this is how dinos of the same species battled
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