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Best Dinosaur Books for the Holidays: Perfect Reading for Dino Enthusiasts
Dinosaurs continue to captivate our imaginations, even millions of years after their extinction. This holiday season, immerse yourself…
“False” Horses
In Argentina’s ancient woodlands, animals like Thoatherium, also known as “false horses,” developed unique adaptations like monodactyl limbs…
The Complicated Spinosaurus Family History
Spinosaurids are a contentious and challenging group to discuss due to the fragmented fossil record and the passionate…
We’ve Found This Fossil the Most
Trilobites, one of the most successful ancient animals, were first documented by fossil collector Edward Lhwyd in the…
Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved
A porcupine fossil recovered in Florida was the key clue in solving a paleontological mystery. Jeff Gage/Florida Museum,…
Small populations of Stone Age people drove dwarf hippos and elephants to extinction on Cyprus
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Christian Reepmeyer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut – German Archaeological Institute, and Theodora Moutsiou,…
Baleen whales are among the biggest creatures on Earth – science is revealing new secrets about their size
Humpback whales can grow up to 20 metres long. Rui Duarte Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University People often…
The Elephant Trunk’s Tale
Around 20 million years ago, proboscideans, the ancestors of modern elephants, began expanding from Africa and Arabia into…
Friday essay: Giant shark megalodon was the most powerful superpredator ever. Why did it go extinct?
Julius Csotonyi/Hachette John Long, Flinders University Imagine the seas off Peru, 6 million years ago. A group of…
Fossilized Seeds Reveal Ancient Bird’s Fruit Diet, Not Fish
At a Glance Paleontologists studying ancient creatures often rely on fossilized bones to learn about their lives, but…