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paleontology
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T. rex—the 2021 Update
YouTube channel SciShow takes us through the paces of our current understanding of one of the most fearsome…
A Throwback to the Time When Fish Were Armored
PBS Eons brings us back to the time of early Earth—earlier than even the dinosaurs—when fish wore armor…
Evidence of “Complex” Dinosaur Herding Found In Mussaurus “Graveyard”
The South American region of Patagonia, straddled between Argentina and Chile, has always been famous in the world…
Recent Dinosaur Biomechanical Studies Reveal Their Bipedal “Tail-Wagging”
With how frequent dinosaurs appear in popular media, you’d think we would have dinosaur movements down pat by…
New Dinosaur Finds Imply European Origins of the Spinosaurids
The 2001 film Jurassic Park III revealed to the world one of the most peculiar—yet absolutely fearsome—dinosaurs to…
Chinese Fossil Find Yields 125 Million-Year-Old Preserved Dinosaur Cells
Caudipteryx (kaw-DIP-tear-ricks) is a small two-legged theropod dinosaur that’s about the size of a modern-day peacock. It lived…
Reclassified Ancient “Sea Monster” Prowled the Seas of Kansas
As is the case with the sciences, truths are constantly being tested with evidence that may challenge its…
The Story of Cats (And How We Figure Into It)
This video from PBS Eons, hosted by Blake de Pastino, details how and when we might have encountered…
New “Shark-toothed” Dinosaur From Uzbekistan May Have Been Among the Last of Its Kind
Back in the 1980s, a dinosaur jawbone was found in the Kyzylkum desert, the 15th largest desert in…
The Story of Dogs (and How Humans Got Their Help)
In yet another video from PBS Eons and Kallie Moore, they discuss the paleontological evidence and ancestry of…