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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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