Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

当最后披毛犀占据更新世北境的同时，一群有巨大角且体重不逊于今天白犀的真板齿犀（ Elasmotherium ）也出现在西伯利亚等地。它们的亲缘关系和现存所有犀牛和披毛犀相对远一些，但也是真犀科成员。这些“独角兽”的祖先原本角很小或者没有，也就是早期的板齿犀族成员，后来在演化过程中出现了相对大的鼻角，再之后鼻角和额角逐渐合并成一个，头部也变得粗壮，体型也渐渐增大。

我们都知道，世界上最后一只袋狼（又称塔斯马尼亚虎）于88年前在霍巴特的博马里斯动物园死亡。

Learn more about paleontological resources in the NPS with a focus on dinosaur fossils, how visitors can experience them, and the rules and regulations involved. The Paleo resources in our National ...

A new study led by Dr. Jack Tseng, published in PeerJ, has shed light on the intricate relationship between tooth wear and jaw mechanics in highly carnivorous mammals, known as hypercarnivores. A ...

This story appears in the October 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a chilly January ... an icon, of African paleontology,” Ibrahim tells me. For more than two decades a cavalcade ...

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The animal lived about 70 million to 75 million years ago in a part of the state that would likely have been a swampy environment.

Sam is a journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, ecology and evolution for Discover, along with an assortment of other topics. Before joining the Discover team as an assistant editor in 2022, ...

The fossil was on display in a museum, but unlabeled and hidden right under paleontologists’ noses for 20 years.

Prehistoric flying reptiles lived on a diet of small fish and squid, the latest scientific research has shown. Researcher Dr ...

A team of researchers led by SNSB paleontologist Gertrud Rößner has discovered a new prehistoric dolphin species. Analyses of ...