Paleontologists

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Leonardo da Vinci - Paleontology Pioneer

Recent research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer in the study of body and trace fossils

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When Diplodocus Invaded Europe

On July 4, 1899, the steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie finally got his Diplodocus

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Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex

Born in rural Carbondale, Kansas in 1873, Brown would spend nearly his entire adult life searching for fossils all over the world

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The Dwarf Dinosaurs of Haţeg Island

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Bone-Hunter Biographies

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Tyrannosaurus rex, the "Prize Fighter of Antiquity"

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How Dryptosaurus Got Its Name

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The Dinosaur Casualties of World War I

On December 6, 1916, two years into "the war to end all wars," a German naval crew destroyed a set of 75-million-year-old dinosaur skeletons

Why Did Darwin Neglect Dinosaurs?

Carlos Jaramillo (top row, third from the right), a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, co-organized the team that discovered the largest snake in world history.

Discovering the Titanoboa

As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake

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Dinosaur Dispatch: Day 1

Michelle Coffey moves from biology class to the Bighorn Basin and prepares for her first dinosaur dig

Belemnite fossils found during the first day in the field

Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 3 and 4

The paleontology team is finally in place. After setting up camp, the dig begins. Fossils are found and dinosaur tracks investigated

On the march back from the Death March site, everyone carries bags of sediment

Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 6, 7 and 8

The team survives the Death March dig and makes an essential stop in Thermopolis

The search yields bones believed to be from a sauropod, a suborder of dinosaurs

Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 9, 10 and 11

A new site and more digging yields a dinosaur discovery

A view of the outcrop

Dinosaur Dispatch: Day 14

The paleontology team bids a fond farewell to Wyoming’s Big Basin

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Bones to Pick

Paleontologist William Hammer hunts dinosaur fossils in the Antarctic

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How to Make a Dodo

Biologist Beth Shapiro has figured out a recipe for success in the field of ancient DNA research

“It’s not unfair to say that we have been completely misled” by studying mostly museum-quality specimens, says O’Dea (gathering fossils in Bocas del Toro along Panama’s Caribbean coast).

Shell Fame

Paleobiologist Aaron O'Dea has made his name by sweating the small stuff

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Neil Shubin, Paleontologist, University of Chicago

The "missing link?" At least a step in a new direction

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