Amber Preserves Details of Ancient Bird Wings
An ancient bird wing has been found preserved in amber. Learn about it from a paleoartist, or scientific illustrator, who recreates extinct creatures.
Category: Paleontology
Velociraptor Needs Your Help
By Emily Willoughby @eawilloughby Velociraptor! The name strikes excitement into the hearts of dinosaur enthusiasts far and wide, just as…
Dromaeosaurus: Dinosaur Brought to Life in Colorful Sculpture
See David Alden’s life-sized sculpture of Dromaeosaurus albertensis, a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period.
Book Review: Galapagos: Preserving Darwin’s Legacy
Title: Galapagos: Preserving Darwin’s legacy, Second Edition Author: Tui De Roy Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History Best for: General science audience, age…
North American Monkeys Older Than Previously Thought
By Emily Rhode @riseandsci With the formation of the Isthmus of Panama, North and South America became connected by a…
The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus was over six tons, over 40 feet long, and had feathers. The Tyrannosaur Chronicles tracks these amazing dinosaurs.
Eocene Fossils: The Mines of Messel
The Messel Pit Fossil Site near Darmstadt, Germany, was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. Where is Messel and what was found?
Discovering Deinonychus
Deinonychus antirrhopus was discovered by paleontologist J. H. Ostrom in the Cloverly Formation in Montana in 1969.
Six Extinctions in Six Minutes: Shelf Life Video
Learn about six mass) extinctions in 440 million years, all in one video from the American Museum of Natural History
Discovering Dakotaraptor Steini
By Featured Guest David Blagic David is a young, amateur paleontologist and student of vertebrate paleontology. He lives in Mladenovac,…