Exploring Prehistoric Life

Tue, 2018-07-31

The message of the 1993 documentary film Jurassic Park was subtle – buried in dense symbolism for the viewer to tease out...

Sun, 2018-07-29

University of Kansas bone hunter Kris Super prowled the base of steep-edged hills in the Hell Creek formation for evidence to solve mysteries millions of years in the making.

Wed, 2018-08-01

The family of real bears can ultimately be traced back to the oldest genus, the Ursavus, which was roughly the size of a sheepdog and had evolved from a canine ancestor.

Sun, 2018-07-29

The whale bones are thought to be 4 to 7 million years old and are possibly from a previously undiscovered species of prehistoric whale.

Sun, 2018-07-29

Annual summer camp on Old Crow River digs up a treasure trove of Ice Age bones.

 

Thu, 2018-07-26

The bone is actually the thigh bone of a long-extinct aquatic herbivore belonging to the genus Paleoparadoxia. The hippo-like creature isn’t nearly as old as the dinosaurs, but it might be just as interesting.

Wed, 2018-07-25

A combined team of paleontologists which included members from the University of Bristol and the University College Cork has made a breakthrough discovery regarding new sources of melanin.

Tue, 2018-07-24

The new science of paleocolour is shining a light into what dinosaurs looked like and how they lived.

Fri, 2018-07-20

The fossilized remains of an embryonic-to-hatchling snake have been found preserved in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (also known as Burma).

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