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Scouring South Africa For Fossils (Older Than Dinosaurs)
It is not immediately apparent to us as readers of paleontology updates, but these ancient animals are often…
Tyrannosaurus rex: our new research shows it covered its enormous teeth with lips
Mark Witton, Author provided Mark P. Witton, University of Portsmouth Picture a Tyrannosaurus rex, that ferocious yet one…
New discovery: fossilised giant zebra tracks found in South Africa
An illustration of two giant Cape zebras alongside a much smaller plains zebra. Maggie Newman Charles Helm, Nelson…
New Study Explores the Effective Hunting of Extinct Sabertooth Marsupial
A recent study by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and the Instituto Argentino de Nivología,…
How did birds survive while dinosaurs went extinct?
It wasn’t flying that gave birds the advantage. Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images Chris Lituma, West Virginia…
Four ways that fossils are part of everyday life
The building blocks of the Giza pyramids contain trillions of fossilised remains of an ocean-dwelling organism called foraminifera.…
Explaining “Romer’s Gap” and the Missing Parts of Our Evolutionary Timeline
Paleontologists are always on the hunt for details hiding beneath our feet, slowly filling in the missing pieces…
T. Rex Had Vegetarian Cousins—And They Confused Scientists For Years
T. rex and Velociraptor may be famous for their menacing faces and slightly Hollywood-ified personas, but one thing…
Finding the World’s Oldest Predator (And All Its Friends)
Scientists once believed they had the earliest evidence of animals documented in sufficient detail. Of course, given how…
The world’s oldest fossils or oily gunk? New research suggests these 3.5 billion-year-old rocks don’t contain signs of life
Saul Shepstein, Author provided Birger Rasmussen, The University of Western Australia and Janet Muhling, The University of Western…