PALEONTOLOGY

Dinosaurs’ success helped by specialized stance and gait, study finds

Dinosaurs' range of locomotion made them incredibly adaptable, University of Bristol researchers have found. In a new study, published today in Royal Society Open...

A 365-million-year-old fish with an extreme underbite showcases vertebrate diversity

Vertebrates are defined as all animals that possess a vertebral column, or backbone. Most living vertebrates also possess jaws, teeth and paired fins or...

New species of ancient feline discovered in Spain

A small team of paleontologists at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC has discovered a new species of ancient feline based on study of a...

Inner ear of 6-million-year-old ape fossil reveals clues about the evolution of human movement

Humans and our closest relatives, living apes, display a remarkable diversity of types of locomotion—from walking upright on two legs to climbing in trees...

Paleontologist discovers rare soft tissue in fossil of crab

Most animals and plants never fossilize. For those that do, it's usually only hard parts such as bones and shells that preserve. However, in...

Student discovers 200-million-year-old flying reptile in Somerset

Gliding winged-reptiles were among the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed. Kuehneosaurs looked like...

Dinosaurs might have used feathers on forelimbs and tails to flush and pursue their prey, say biologists

What are the origins of wings and tails in birds? This is one of the key questions in the evolution of animals. It has...

Cult mentality: Professor makes monumental discovery in Italy

Douglas Boin, Ph.D., a professor of history at Saint Louis University, made a major announcement at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of...

Coal miners in North Dakota unearth a mammoth tusk buried for thousands of years

The first person to spot it was a shovel operator working the overnight shift, eyeing a glint of white as he scooped up a...

Study finds protected areas for elephants work best if they are connected

Conservation measures have successfully stopped declines in the African savanna elephant population across southern Africa, but the pattern varies locally, according to a new...

Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term ‘paleontology’ existed, researchers say

Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert...

Mass extinction event shows how life responds to extreme changes

A recent study from USC Dornsife has unveiled startling new insights into one of Earth’s most devastating mass extinction events.  The research not only deepens our understanding...

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