Paleontology

  1. Paleontology

    Rivers of rock and gas froze ancient animals in time

    Ancient Chinese fossil beds were preserved by high-speed rivers of volcanic rock and gas.

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  2. Paleontology

    Hunting fossils in England

    On Monmouth Beach, just west of the center of Lyme Regis, amateur and professional collectors have been making discoveries for more than two centuries.

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  3. Animals

    Year in Review: Canine genealogy

    Competing clues confuse the story of dog domestication.

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  4. Paleontology

    Fleshy comb is first found on a dinosaur

    A fossil head has both a duck bill and a soft-tissue crest, scientists suggest.

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  5. Paleontology

    New dinosaur species joins ranks of giant carnivores

    The newly named Siats meekerorum probably roamed what is now Utah about 98 million years ago terrorizing the ancestors of T. rex.

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  6. Life

    Penguin’s flight from Antarctica clocked

    A climate shift millions of years ago may have forced the birds’ ancestors to flee to warmer digs.

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  7. Paleontology

    Oldest bug bonk

    Preserved as fossils, two insects remain caught in the act 165 million years later.

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  8. Paleontology

    Oldest known T. Rex relative found in Utah

    Researchers say the animal — named the gore king of the southwest — was an early member of the tyrannosaur family.

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  9. Paleontology

    Giant platypus tooth found

    A fossil molar found in Australia reveals a previously unknown extinct species of the mammal.

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  10. Paleontology

    Fossils suggest ancient sharks survived extinction event

    Diving down deep in the ocean may have helped the fish live through the Great Dying 350 million years ago.

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  11. Paleontology

    An ammonite adventure on the Jurassic Coast

    This region is special because fossils are easy to find. They wash out of the cliffs and onto the beach where they are free for anyone to collect, as long as you follow the rules.

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  12. Paleontology

    Dinosaur dreams dashed

    Fans of 'Jurassic Park' may be disappointed (or possibly relieved) to learn that you can’t get ancient DNA from amber.

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