Curiosities

Thu, 2019-03-07

Scientists largely agree that an asteroid impact, possibly coupled with intense volcanic activity, wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the...

Mon, 2019-03-11

The Paleontological Society of China published ten major achievements made in the field in 2018. Here they are:

Sat, 2019-03-02

A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich paleontologist Adriana López-Arbarello has identified three hitherto unknown fossil fish species in the Swiss Alps, which provide new insights into the diversification of the genus Eosemionotus...

Thu, 2019-02-28

While what we think of as dinosaurs existed between 245 million and 66 million years ago, all you need to do to catch a glimpse of their descendants is take a look in your backyard. From...

Tue, 2019-02-26

The cost of these scientific relics are being pushed into the millions.

Mon, 2019-02-25

The Senate approved a proposition to christen Utahraptor as the Utah State Dinosaur. but it was decided to be a recognized insignia of the state instead....

Fri, 2019-02-22

Tyrannosaurus rex wasn't always the king of the dinosaurs. Before they became towering predators,...

Sun, 2019-02-10

Tyrannosaurus rex, king of the tyrant lizards, may have been the most fearsome land predator to ever exist on planet Earth. Yet despite its...

Fri, 2019-02-22

Were you aware that some of the most beautiful (and informative) fossils out there are actually made of poop?

Thu, 2019-02-21

According to new research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, land animal diversity has been similar for at least the last 60 million years...

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