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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.
Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it sheds new…
The bizarre features of this mammal have scientists perplexed as to how it could have…
An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a new type of prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ on the…
The ocean’s role in past atmospheric carbon dioxide change comes into focus. The last million…
When most people think of ferocious, blade-like teeth on prehistoric creatures they picture Smilodon, better known…
New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact…
A pioneering reconstruction of the brain belonging to one of the earliest dinosaurs to roam…
The idea that mass extinctions allow many new types of species to evolve is a…
University of Missouri researcher adds to timeline of human evolution by studying an island fox.…
Here’s the original story of flight. Sorry, Wright Brothers, but this story began way before…
“This animal was obviously doing something different,” Baylor University paleontologist says. A mysterious small marine…
Research reveals earliest flight-related molting strategy in 150-million-year ancient bird. Flying birds molt their feathers…
Ancient marine creatures called radiodonts had incredible vision that likely drove an evolutionary arms race…
Rare cretaceous-age fossil opens a new chapter in the story of bird evolution. A new…
The water-to-land transition is one of the most important and inspiring major transitions in vertebrate…
The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed…
Global warming triggered the evolution of giant dinosaurs. An international team of paleontologists, including LMU…