Paleontology
Why dinosaur collagen may have survived millions of years
A new study from MIT offers an explanation for how dinosaur collagen survived for so much longer than expected.
13,600-year-old mastodon skull unearthed in Iowa
Researchers have discovered a well-preserved mastodon skull, estimated to be 13,600 years old, in an…
New “terror birds” discovered in South America
A new species of “terror birds”, an ancient avian predator from South America that lived…
Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world?
It’s fun to imagine secret dinosaur survivors living today, hidden in a remote corner of…
World’s Largest Worm Lizard
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of trogonophid amphisbaenian (worm lizard) based on…
Lasted Paleontology
Giant sloth and horse fossils found in Yucatán
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered fossils of extinct animals in a cenote…
New species of North African predatory dinosaur discovered
Paleontologists from LMU and SNSB identify on historic images a new species…
200 million-year-old dinosaur skull discovered in China
The exceptionally preserved skull belongs to a previously unidentified species of sauropodomorph,…
50,000-year-old baby mammoth found in Siberia.
Researchers in Siberia, Russia, have unveiled the remarkably well-preserved remains of a…
Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain
Researchers have discovered the oldest gorgonopsian fossil on Mallorca, dating from 270-280…
7.5-million-year-old fossils from Türkiye
Türkiye’s 7.5 million-year-old fossil discoveries shape global paleontology narrative.
Clues about how dinosaurs dominated the Earth.
Feces, vomit, and fossilized food found in stomachs provided new clues about…
New pterosaur species discovered in Japan
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of quetzalcoatline azhdarchid…
World’s Largest Worm Lizard
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of trogonophid amphisbaenian (worm…
New “terror birds” discovered in South America
A new species of “terror birds”, an ancient avian predator from South…