Paleontology
All contributors in Paleontology
In: Dinosaurs
By: Allan M. Heller
Allosaurus, which predated Tyrannosaurus Rex by some 85 million years, was the largest land predator of the late Jurassic Period. more...
In: Dinosaurs
By: Allan M. Heller
Triceratops, or "three-horned face," was an enormous herbivore that lived during the late Cretaceous Period, and died out 65 million years ago. more...
In: Dinosaurs
By: Allan M. Heller
Here is some basic information about the "tyrant lizard king:" facts, myths and speculation. more...
In: Evolution
By: Sue Cartledge
A well-preserved fossil of a previously unknown species of bat has resolved an evolutionary conundrum - could bats fly before they could echo-locate their insect prey? more...
The Function of Stegosaurus Plates
In: Dinosaurs
By: Rachel Beavins
For years scientists have debated the purpose of stegosaurs' dermal plates, orignally thought to be for defense. New research debunks that theory. more...
Birds Did Not Come From the Trees
In: Evolution
By: Sue Cartledge
Birds evolved from dinosaurs that lived in trees and learned fly, like Archaeopteryx - right?
Wrong, according to two Australian researchers.
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In: Evolution
By: Sue Cartledge
Ancient armoured fish fossils from Australia present some of the first definite fossil evidence of a forerunner to the human eye. more...
In: Dinosaurs
By: Sue Cartledge
Rich fossil beds in outback Queensland may shed new light on the evolution of dinosaurs in the Southern Hemisphere. more...
By: Stan Parchin
New permanent displays for dinosaurs and mammals are two highlights of Toronto, Canada's Royal Ontario Museum. more...
Million Year Old Human Tooth Found
In: Evolution
By: David R. Smith
The discovery by paleontologists shows that humans existed in Europe long before previously believed, and the evolutionary path of mankind is becoming clear. more...
Atapuerca and the Homo Antecessor
In: Evolution
Several fossils found in 1994 at La Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain) open the door to a new species, the Homo Antecessor. more...
