A 120-million-year-old bird fossil shows the earliest long tongue adaptation. A new fossil skeleton of…
Browsing: Paleontology
Paleontology is the scientific study of life in Earth’s past, primarily through the analysis of fossils—remains, traces, or impressions of ancient organisms preserved in rock. By uncovering and interpreting these remnants, paleontologists reconstruct evolutionary histories, ecosystems, and environmental changes that have occurred over millions of years. This field bridges geology and biology, shedding light on everything from the age of dinosaurs to the earliest microbial life. Explore this page for the latest fossil discoveries, analytical techniques, and insights into how ancient life helps us understand both the past and the future of our planet.
Dinosaur embryo in egg reveals bird-like hatching posture. Over the last 100 years, many fossilized…
Researchers found ichthyosaurs achieved gigantism remarkably quickly, aided by post-extinction ecological opportunities. The two-meter (6.6-foot)…
A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found…
A fossilized embryo shows dinosaurs curled like baby birds in eggs, hinting that bird hatching…
A fossilized segment from England reveals Arthropleura, a giant millipede nearly 9 feet long, once…
Giant, long-necked sauropods, thought to include the largest land animals ever to have existed, preferred…
70 million-year-old fossils reveal unique walking behavior of this huge, heron-like pterosaur. Look around any…
A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed…
A dinosaur trove in Italy rewrites the history, geography, and evolution of the ancient Mediterranean…
By analyzing millions of fossil coccoliths, scientists discovered that Earth’s orbital eccentricity influenced cycles of…
A new 130-million-year-old swordfish-shaped marine reptile fossil sheds light on the evolution of hypercarnivory of…
Tetrapodophis, once thought a four-legged snake, is now identified as a bizarre lizard. More than…
University of Alberta scientist and collaborators show that a proposed “snake with four legs” is…
The researchers propose that herd behavior evolved alongside increases in body size in early sauropodomorphs,…
New Isle of Wight dinosaur, Brighstoneus simmondsi, reshapes Cretaceous diversity views. Natural History Museum and…
A new study reveals that rapid evolution does not guarantee long-term success. Researchers at the…
A new dinosaur, Issi saaneq, discovered in Greenland, sheds light on sauropod origins and global…