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New Model of Human Evolution Challenges Long-Held Beliefs, Revealing Multiple Ancestors in Africa
A groundbreaking study published in Nature has unveiled a new model of human evolution, overturning the long-held notion…
Evolution of Swimming Styles in Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Discovered in Innovative Study
Researchers from the University of Bristol have used state-of-the-art statistical methods to study the locomotion of Mesozoic marine…
How Reptiles Dominated the Jurassic Seas
Had you been swimming out in the open seas during the Jurassic period, you might spot something that…
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…