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5 days ago · Paleontology These fossil finds shed new light on the past in 2025 The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old …
These fossil finds shed new light on the past in 2025
5 days ago · The finds may at last settle one of paleontology’s longest-standing debates, sparked by an enigmatic fossil skull unearthed in the 1940s: Some said it was a new species, …
How ‘parachute science’ in paleontology plays out in 3 countries
Jun 21, 2023 · Paleontology has a ‘parachute science’ problem. Here’s how it plays out in 3 nations Legacies of colonialism can stifle science. But there are ways to rein it in
How fast did dinosaurs really go? Birds walking in mud provide …
Jul 14, 2025 · Tracks of dinosaur footprints can hint at how fast the extinct animals moved. Here’s how guinea fowl can help fact-check those assumptions.
‘Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior’ unearths paleontology’s biases
Oct 30, 2024 · Paleontologist David Hone’s latest book fleshes out our understanding of dinosaur behavior.
Stunning trilobite fossils include soft tissues never seen before
Jun 27, 2024 · Well-preserved fossils from Morocco help paleontologists understand the weird way trilobites ate and perhaps why these iconic animals went extinct.
This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in …
May 14, 2025 · This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in birds Analyses of the fossil show never-before-seen feathers and bones from the first known bird
July 2025 | Science News
By Martin J. Kernan Paleontology This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in birds
An ancient reptile’s fossilized skin reveals how it swam like a seal
Sep 22, 2025 · A reptile fossil is the first of its kind with skin and partially webbed feet, possibly showing how later species like plesiosaurs adapted to water.
Scotland’s Isle of Skye was once a dinosaur promenade
Apr 11, 2025 · New dinosaur fossil tracks on the Isle of Skye reveal that the once-balmy environment was home to both fierce theropods and massive sauropods.