PALEONTOLOGY

Air pockets found in bones of Alvarezsauridae skeleton for the first time

A team of archaeologists and paleontologists from Argentina, the U.S. and China has unearthed the first known example of a fossilized Alvarezsauridae skeleton with...

Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering hole

Tyrannosaurus rex ancestors and their plant-eating dinosaur prey would have congregated to drink water from a lagoon in what is now Scotland, new research suggests. Despite the fact...

Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpel

Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem. But the body...

The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought, a study finds

A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the...

Footprints reveal prehistoric Scottish lagoons were stomping grounds for giant Jurassic dinosaurs

Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in...

Mammals were adapting from life in the trees to living on the ground before dinosaur-killing asteroid, research reveals

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research led by...

Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage

Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes the incredible range of fossils which...

Oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge discovered in south China

International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 million years to the Early Ordovician, in South China. Stromatoporoid sponges...

Plesiosaur discovery sheds light on early Jurassic evolution and plausible endemism

A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern Germany is providing crucial evidence about the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the Early Jurassic. Published in PeerJ,...

‘Inside out’ fossil reveals a new species with a perfectly preserved interior

A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" after its discoverer's mom. The...

First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa. How expert animal trackers helped

"The art of tracking may well be the origin of science." This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder...

Giant claw unearthed in Mongolia belongs to a new species of two-fingered dinosaur

An international team of paleontologists and Earth scientists has identified fossilized remains as a two-clawed therizinosaur. The fossils were unearthed more than a decade...

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