Early Tetrapod Skull Looks like Crocodile
Our 360 million-year-old tetrapod ancestors may have been more like modern crocodiles than previously thought, according to a new 3D…
Category: Paleontology
Fossil Sheds Light on Early Human Evolution
The discovery of a fossilized lower jaw bone in Ethiopia has pushed back evidence of the human genus — Homo…
Life on Earth May Be Older than We Thought
Life on our planet could be at least one billion years older than previously thought, according to new geological research…
Meet these 167 Million Year Old Snakes
Snakes are much older than previously thought. Paleontologists have found the oldest snake fossils yet. 167 million years ago, snakes had legs.
Oldest Primates Lived in Trees
By Kate Stone A new study from the University of Florida suggests that humans’ earliest primate ancestor was a tree-dwelling…
Armored Dinosaurs, Elaborate Nasal Passages
Since paleontologists began using CT scans and 3D reconstructions of dinosaur remains, they have been able to tell us much…
Extinct Bison Found Frozen in Siberia
Many large mammals went extinct at the end of the last Ice Age (approx 11,000 years ago), including the Steppe…
Paleontologists Digitally Restore Dinosaur Fossils
Fossils are usually crushed or incomplete when they are found. Millions of years can take a toll, after all. Consequently,…