Paleontologists
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
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
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
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
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
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
See the Largest Known Flower Preserved in Amber
Aided by modern technology, researchers discovered the prehistoric blossom was a case of mistaken identity
This 120-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Had a Mammal Hiding in Its Stomach
The finding represents only the second recorded instance of a dinosaur consuming a mammal
Paleontologists May Have Solved the Mystery Behind a Prehistoric Reptile Graveyard
Ichthyosaur mothers likely migrated to the site to give birth
The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2022
From scientists uncovering the first dinosaur built to swim to finding a new species that looked a lot like T. rex, these were the year's biggest stories
In Rare Find, Scientists Unearth Fossil of Large Marine Reptile With Both Head and Body
Skeletons of elasmosaurs are often found without their skull
This 122-Foot-Long Dinosaur Will Barely Fit in London's Natural History Museum
The replica titanosaur, based on fossils discovered in 2012, goes on view in March
How a 67-Million-Year-Old Fossil Turned the Theory of Bird Evolution Upside-Down
A skull bone suggests prehistoric birds could move their upper beaks, much like most modern birds
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