Paleontologists

Wed, 2021-04-21

Scientists have reconstructed the genomes of the extinct giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) and the ...

Thu, 2021-04-22

Chilean paleontologists announced Monday the discovery of a new species of giant dinosaurs called Arackar licanantay.

Mon, 2021-04-19

A research study sheds new light upon an ongoing debate among conservation biologists: whether we should conserve sets of endangered species, or whether we should preserve ecosystem functioning, that is, the processes inherent to ecosystems, including those that...

Sat, 2021-04-17

A team of researchers from several institutions dubbed a 6.7-foot-long shark that lived 300 million years ago “Godzilla Shark” after discovering a fossilized skeleton in the Manzano Mountains about 30 miles southwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Sat, 2021-04-17

An international team of paleontologists has discovered a 5.7-cm-long stegosaur footprint in Xinjiang province, China.

Fri, 2021-04-16

Paleontologists have found that the thin neck vertebrae of the azhdarchid pterosaurs got their strength from an intricate internal structure.

Tue, 2021-04-13

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new genus and species of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur, based on the skeletal remains found in New Mexico, the United States.

Fri, 2021-04-09

A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence that mammals roamed that part of South America a lot earlier than previously thought.

Fri, 2021-04-09

Fossiomanus sinensis and Jueconodon cheni, two distantly related species of mammaliamorphs that lived some 120 million years ago (Early...

Thu, 2021-04-08

 120-million-year-old animals evolved "scratch-digging" traits independently.

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