An ancient snake’s cheekbone sheds light on evolution of modern snake skull: 100-million-year old legged…
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.
Mammals’ backbones are weird. Compared to other four-legged animals like reptiles, mammal spines are a…
You’ve probably seen a lichen, even if you didn’t realize it. If you’ve ever meandered…
A new study co-led by researchers in the U.S. and China has pushed back the…
By creating protocells in hot, alkaline seawater, a University College London-led research team has added…
A big problem with dinosaurs is that there seems to be too many meat-eaters. From…
These trackways allow researchers to explore habitat preferences in high-latitude dinosaurs. Abundant dinosaur footprints in…
In 1973, a teacher named Joan Hodgins took her students on a hike near Whitehorse…
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate. Fire starting is a skill that…
The habits of a needle-toothed tetrapod that lived more than 370 million years ago have…
Fossil remains of tiny calcareous algae not only provide information about the end of the…
Siamraptor provides a new glimpse at the early evolution of carcharodontosaurian dinosaurs. Fossils discovered in…
Rare skull of 8-foot-long gar discovered in University of Chicago-Field Museum paleontology course. Each summer,…
Isolation, extreme weather, and the possible arrival of humans may have killed off the holocene…
An international research team led by Giuseppe Marramà from the Institute of Paleontology of the…
If “Why?” is the first question in science, “Why not?” must be a close second.…
While most people imagine alligators and crocodiles as being much the same now as they…
University of Missouri scientists created one of the first 3D models showing how ligaments and…