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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.
Insect pollination played an important role in the evolution of angiosperms. Little is known, however,…
Yale paleontologist Derek Briggs was part of a research team that identified Thanahita distos, a…
An international team of paleontologists and other geoscientists has discovered the first North American co-occurrence…
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils…
The mouth of today’s crocodilians inspires fear and awe, with their wide gape and the…
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the moon. But when…
A new study says all modern birds evolved from the same ground-dwelling, common ancestor, after…
A 180 million-year-old fossil has shed light on how some ancient crocodiles evolved into dolphin-like…
Researchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic, toothed bird that represents a…
University of Otago paleontologists are rewriting the history of New Zealand’s ancient whales by describing…
Researchers have found an ancient monitor lizard with a fourth eye — a discovery that…
After a great mass extinction shook the world about 252 million years ago, animal life…
Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut and, boy, does it…
A scientist with the Canadian Museum of Nature has answered a long-standing mystery about why…
For the first four billion years of Earth’s history, our planet’s continents would have been…
Paleontologists from the University of Alberta have discovered a never-before-seen species of fish in South…
A slab of sandstone discovered at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center contains at least 70…