Paleontologists

Wed, 2018-04-04

According to a new study, Saniwa ensidens — an extinct monitor lizard that lived in what is now Wyoming 51-49 million years ago (Eocene...

Sun, 2018-04-01

A B.C. Liberal MLA is calling on the province to step in after a dinosaur museum in Tumbler Ridge closed its doors this month, arguing it has the potential to be Canada's premier dinosaur display.

Sun, 2018-04-08

Carnivores may have lived to 30 years, herbivores far longer.

Sun, 2018-04-01

When the dinosaur whose remains are in the fossil bed died, the Rocky Mountains were only halfway raised and hadn't yet reached what would someday be Montana.

Sat, 2018-03-31

Paleontologists excavating in Montana’s famous Hell Creek Formation have uncovered the score of a lifetime—one of the most preserved and complete juvenile ...

Tue, 2018-03-27

Scientists studying a giant fossilized lion skull think it could be evidence of a previously unknown population of lions.

Sun, 2018-03-25

After half a century of studying prehistoric fish fossils, Chinese paleontologist Chang Meemann has a favorite: Youngolepis.

Sun, 2018-03-25

Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut and, boy, does it have a mouth on it.

Fri, 2018-03-30

On a semiarid Patagonian landscape 85 million years ago, a formidable meat-eater called Tratayenia rosalesi reigned as...

Thu, 2018-03-29

Among more than 2,000 ancient fossils found in an African excavation, paleontologists have discovered new species of some of the earliest dinosaurs.

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