Paleontology
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Paleontology
Dinosaur had impressive schnoz
Fossils found in Utah reveal geographic segregation of horned species.
By Erin Wayman -
Paleontology
T. rex hunted live prey
Fossils yield tooth in healed wound of another dinosaur.
By Erin Wayman -
Paleontology
Fossil sheds light on early primates
Partial skeleton near root of monkey, ape and human line.
By Bruce Bower -
Paleontology
Lizard king thrived in ancient warm climate
The herbivorous reptile of 40 million years ago was around 2 meters long.
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Paleontology
Fossil muddies the origin of birds
New specimen may be a feathered dinosaur — or the earliest avian yet discovered
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Paleontology
My Beloved Brontosaurus
On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek.
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Paleontology
Earliest primate had tree-climber ankles
A creature known only from fossils of its teeth gets some more parts.
By Susan Milius -
Paleontology
The Last Lost World
Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene, by Lydia V. Pyne and Stephen J. Pyne.
By Sid Perkins -
Paleontology
Not your typical pterosaur
A beautifully preserved fossil from Germany displays a wing unlike any ever seen.
By Janet Raloff -
Paleontology
T. rex has another fine, feathered cousin
A trio of fossils from China may tip the scales on dinosaurs’ public image.
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Paleontology
Triceratops reigns alone again
Fossil comparison fends off a challenge that holds the dinosaur is but the immature version of the Torosaurus.
By Devin Powell