The results indicate that shark abundance in the region declined roughly three-fold since prehistoric times.…
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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.
Climate, Not Humans, Was the Main Driver of Ancient Elephant Extinctions Elephants and their forebears…
A new beetle species found in ancient dinosaur dung reveals unexpected details about Triassic ecosystems…
A Late Cretaceous ankylosaurid fossil reveals traits adapted for digging, hinting that digging for food,…
Dinosaurs were already struggling before the asteroid, with extinctions rising, ecosystems collapsing, and mammals on…
Ancient bird fossil reveals a tiny head with T. rex features—unlocking secrets of dinosaur-to-bird evolution.…
New University of Maryland study suggests that everywhere tyrannosaurs rose to dominance, their juveniles took…
Tiny fossilized bones in Alaska reveal that dinosaurs not only lived but also nested in…
A newly analyzed fossil known as the Harbin cranium may belong to a previously unknown…
Scientists have discovered perinatal dinosaur fossils in Alaska’s Arctic, proving dinosaurs nested and lived year-round…
A human-only mutation lowers brain purine levels, offering insights into metabolic changes that may have…
University of Queensland researchers have identified Gunggamarandu maunala, a massive prehistoric croc and the first…
New techniques used to recreate the image of the Oxyuropoda — the cousin of the…
A 30-meter-long sauropod named Australotitan cooperensis is now Australia’s largest dinosaur. What’s as long as…
A CT-based analysis of a 99-million-year-old fossil has reclassified the puzzling Oculudentavis naga as a…
120-million-year-old animals evolved ‘scratch digging’ traits independently. A joint research team led by Dr. Fangyuan…
Scientists identified a new Late Jurassic shark species, Durnonovariaodus maiseyi, from a rare fossil in…
Australotitan is Australia’s biggest dinosaur, uncovered through 3D scans and fossilized sauropod footprints in Queensland.…