Latest paleontology Stories
Spinosaurus bones hint that the spiny dinosaurs enjoyed water sports
Slap another cephalopod on the vampire squid’s family tree
Is T. rex really three royal species? Paleontologists cast doubt over new claims.
It was probably springtime when an asteroid did the dinosaurs in
Even dinosaurs couldn’t escape the sniffles
Feast your eyes on exquisite fossils from an ancient rainforest (and more)
Eastern Africa’s oldest human fossils are more ancient than we realized
This 90-million-year-old crab had the eyes of a hunter
These ancient marine reptiles got very big, very fast
How big did ancient millipedes get? Bigger than you’d like.
This 120-million-year-old bird could stick out its tongue
This ancient mammoth tusk was found at the bottom of the Pacific
Ancient penis worms used protection on the seabed
When is a tooth a tusk? It’s surprisingly complex.
After 60 years, a mysterious Australian dinosaur just got downsized
Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly
A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot
Watch A Dinosaur Fly In A Wind Tunnel
The real Jurassic Park may have been in the Arctic
This Australian behemoth is officially the largest dinosaur on the continent
Fossil Discovery Could Help Today’s Endangered River Dolphins
See the dinosaur that changes how we think about ancient nightlife
This newly discovered dinosaur is called ‘the one who causes fear’ for a reason
Were rocks on the menu for these ancient birds?
A female hunter’s remains hint at more fluid gender roles in the early Americas
These prehistoric rodents were social butterflies
Birds are dinosaurs, and this fossil detective has rooms full of bones to prove it
This ancient reptile had a super long neck to sneak up on unsuspecting fish
Crocodiles’ ancient ancestors may have walked on two legs
Mummified ankylosaur offers a rare glimpse of a dinosaur’s last meal
Prehistoric footprints reveal how ancient men and women divided labor
Anthropologists have identified the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in Europe
How did ancient frogs move between America and Australia? Easy: They hopped across Antarctica.
The Sahara Desert was once flooded with history’s most vicious dinosaurs
How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
This 25-foot-long dino discovery suggests raptors roamed farther than we realized
A dinosaur egg bonanza is helping ecologists understand prehistoric parenting
This ancient hypercarnivore had three sets of razor-sharp teeth
This newly discovered titanosaur had heart-shaped tail bones
Megapixels: This fossilized spider’s eyes are still glowing 110 million years later
Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away
To understand fossils, scientists are baking their own
To identify 100-million-year-old amber, consider licking it
Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths
These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time
Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)
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Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish
A 13 million year old skull could show us what our ancestors looked like
This ancient one-ton crocodile had steak knives for teeth
This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters
Life in Los Angeles was brutal for saber-toothed cats
This ancient dinosaur relative looks surprisingly like a crocodile
To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint
Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil
What do we know about dinosaur eggs?
This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years
New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees
These Ancient Sharks Turned To Cannibalizing Their Young
Researchers Pin Down Old Fossil Hoax To One Suspect
T. Rex Wasn’t The Only Dinosaur With Absurdly Tiny Arms
Dinosaurs May Have Cooed, Not Roared
Seventy-Ton Titanosaur Unveiled At Museum Of Natural History
Fossilized Tropical Forests Found In Arctic