Explores the world of dinosaurs and the work of paleontologists who study fossils. It details the process of excavating fossil bones, particularly of a plesiosaur, and the meticulous steps taken to ...
Cambrian paleontology and geology represent a critical juncture in Earth’s history, marked by the rapid diversification of animal life and profound shifts in marine geochemistry. The early Cambrian ...
An air raid in Munich in 1944 destroyed dinosaur fossils from Egypt. Now, photos of those fossils reveal a new discovery. Library of Congress via Unsplash Nearly a century after a collection of ...
A team of researchers led by SNSB paleontologist Gertrud Rößner has discovered a new prehistoric dolphin species. Analyses of its inner ear confirm that this dolphin had excellent hearing abilities in ...
Half a billion years ago, a feisty predator flapped around the primordial seas, hooking prey into its mouth while breathing through long gills on its butt. Researchers recently discovered this 506 ...
Did you know there are hidden fossils from the time of the dinosaurs buried at the Smithsonian National Zoo? In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax slithered over to the zoo — ...
v. 1. Geology, geochronology, paleoecology, and paleoenvironment -- v. 2. Fossil hominins and the associated fauna v. 1. Laetoli revisited : renewed paleontological and geological investigations at ...
Paleontologists have discovered that a three-eyed sea moth predator lived on Earth half a billion years ago with evidence found in one of the most fossil-rich areas of the world. The fossils of Mosura ...
Scientists have identified a previously unknown dinosaur species from an unlikely source: photographs of fossils destroyed during the Allied bombing of Munich in World War II. Researchers announced ...