About 400 million years ago, vertebrates first began to crawl from the primordial seas onto…
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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.
A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex – much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinosaur…
The crab family just got a bunch of new cousins, including a 95-million-year-old species that…
A study to be published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
A new oviraptorosaur species from the Late Cretaceous was discovered in Mongolia, according to a…
Paleontologists from Russia have described a new dinosaur, the Volgatitan. Seven of its vertebrae, which…
Burnt toast and dinosaur bones have a common trait, according to a new, Yale-led study.…
A new animal species related to crabs and shrimp, preserved in 430-million-year-old rocks in Herefordshire,…
A new study says the colors found in modern birds’ eggs did not evolve independently,…
It took less than 30,000 years and maybe only thousands, to kill more than 90%…
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…