This member of the dicynodont family has long held a place in San culture, but it was thought to just be a creature of legend ...

A South African rock painting known as the Horned Serpent panel suggests indigenous people had knowledge of local fossils.

The Surprising Challenges of Using Prehistoric Diversity to Understand Life Today The incompleteness of the fossil record ...

Rogers State University introduces its first paleontology course, offering students hands-on opportunities to explore ancient ...

Sep. 12, 2024 — Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new ...

Someone who is fascinated by the flora, fauna and creatures of the distant past and who is inspired by the wonder of nature might consider studying paleontology. Paleontology focuses on the many ...

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T. rex and Megalodon dominated their ecosystems, but which was one was more fierce? Paleontologists explore how size, speed, ...

A new species of ghost shark or “spookfish” was discovered lurking in the deep, dark waters off the coast of New Zealand. The ...

A 2012 satellite photo captured a patch of snow-covered sea ice with an uncannily similar shape to badges pinned on the ...

The San Diego Natural History Museum (the Nat) is celebrating its 150th anniversary in Balboa Park this fall. Paleontologist ...

Among the finds are over 90 fossils, including teeth from a relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, teeth from a relative of ...