120-million-year-old animals evolved ‘scratch digging’ traits independently. A joint research team led by Dr. Fangyuan…
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.
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.…
Megalodon May Have Been Even Bigger A more reliable way of estimating the size of…
Sharks suffered a sudden, severe extinction 19 million years ago, losing most of their diversity.…
Ancient goat DNA reveals early domestication efforts shaped modern goat genetics through selective breeding in…
Scientists revived a 24,000-year-old microscopic rotifer from Siberian permafrost that could still reproduce, revealing insights…
Findings indicate global warming could reduce biodiversity in tropics. The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth…
A massive, unexplained shark extinction 19 million years ago wiped out over 70% of species,…
Juvenile tyrannosaurs tested their chops as they grew to become bone crushers like their parents.…
Scientists found that well-preserved Burgess Shale fossils might have been transported by mudflows, not buried…
Microscopic fossils in New Jersey’s coastal sediments reveal how ocean chemistry shifted during ancient global…
Unlike steady-growing mammals, Massospondylus dinosaurs grew irregularly, responding to environmental changes. Their survival strategy reveals…
Rewriting Prehistoric Conflict at Jebel Sahaba Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba…
Extinct mammals, not dinosaurs, limited early modern mammal evolution. Their disappearance cleared the way for…
A fossil turtle from Texas reveals the earliest sidenecked turtle migration into North America 100…
New findings show connections between the ancient horse populations in North America, where horses evolved,…
The end-Permian extinction was rapid in oceans but gradual on land. Fossils suggest species adapted…