Oct 23, 2025 · Paleontology Dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid hit, new analysis suggests New dating of New Mexico rocks suggest diverse dinosaurs thrived there just before the impact, …

Jun 27, 2024 · Well-preserved fossils from Morocco help paleontologists understand the weird way trilobites ate and perhaps why these iconic animals went extinct.

Jun 21, 2023 · Paleontology has a ‘parachute science’ problem. Here’s how it plays out in 3 nations Legacies of colonialism can stifle science. But there are ways to rein it in

Oct 30, 2024 · Paleontologist David Hone’s latest book fleshes out our understanding of dinosaur behavior.

Jul 14, 2025 · Tracks of dinosaur footprints can hint at how fast the extinct animals moved. Here’s how guinea fowl can help fact-check those assumptions.

Jun 3, 2021 · About 19 million years ago, something terrible happened to sharks. Fossils gleaned from sediments in the Pacific Ocean reveal a previously unknown and dramatic shark extinction event, …

Jul 1, 2025 · By Martin J. Kernan Paleontology This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in birds

May 14, 2025 · This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in birds Analyses of the fossil show never-before-seen feathers and bones from the first known bird

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Sep 29, 2025 · Squiggly markings like a punk rock hairdo led researchers to identify the remains as spongelike animals that may have lived around 560 million years ago.