paleontology
Someone Bought a T. Rex Skeleton for a Record-Breaking $31.8 Million
An unnamed buyer paid a record-breaking sum for the fossil, which was up for auction due to a court resolution between two brothers.
Desperate Dinosaurs Turned to Cannibalism to Survive, Study Suggests
Paleontologists found the first clear evidence of cannibalism in Allosaurus, indicating that either dinosaurs as a whole were more into cannibalism than we thought, or these carnivores went through a dark and harsh period.
Nearly All Animal Life Evolved From This Gross Worm Creature, Including Us
Some 555 million years ago, this worm-like animal with a mouth and butt tunneled through the seafloor, originating the body plan that gave rise to humans and most other animals.
The Oldest Forest in the World Has Been Discovered in a New York Quarry
The fossilized roots, which date 386 million years, shed light on Earth’s first forests and the enormous effect they had on global climate and ecology.
Cam’ron Is Not Convinced That Dinosaurs Ever Existed
"Word, so they just found all these bones and glued them together? ... Sounds like more of a money-maker to me.”
These 54-Million-Year-Old Fly Eyes Are Preserved in Astounding Detail
The crane fly fossils upend theories about the structure of the most common visual organ in the animal kingdom.
Fossils of a 12-Foot-Tall, 1000-Pound Bird Found in Crimea
Pachystruthio dmanisensis was three times the size of modern ostriches.
Teen Finds Second Mastodon Fossil on Iowa Farm in 30 Years
The owners of the property want to keep their identities and location hidden for fear of fossil hunters.
This Bird Went Extinct and Then Evolved Into Existence Again
"We know of no other example in rails, or of birds in general, that demonstrates this phenomenon so evidently.”
90-Million-Year-Old 'Chimera' Crab Was An Animal Mashup
"We have an idea of what a typical crab looks like—and these new fossils break all those rules."
‘Dynasties’ Is a Timely Reminder That People Are the Worst Animals
The new show voiced by Sir David Attenborough documents the trajectories of animal life in an almost Shakespearean way.
Australia's Ancient 'Marsupial Lion' Was Absolutely Terrifying
Scientists reconstructed the first full skeleton of the marsupial lion, which was like a lion, koala, and Tasmanian devil wrapped up in a bodyslam.