The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Scientists Pinpoint Dino-killing Asteroid's Origin: Past Jupiter

An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study has revealed some important -- and far-out -- data about the impactor's origin story.

International Business Times · Aug 16, 2024

Crater formed from Earth’s extinction event produced by carbon-rich ‘C-type’ asteroid, scientists suggest

Experts studying material from event 66m years ago find signs to show how Chicxulub impact crater was formed

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

Scientists Finally Know Where the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From — At Least They Think

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs came from beyond Jupiter, a new study suggests.

Inverse · Aug 15, 2024

Fossil study finds how sea level changes shaped early life on Earth

A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils suggests a relationship between sea level fluctuations, variations in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 5, 2024

A 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution

Scans revealed several internal organs beneath the skin that managed to survive half a billion years

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024

Complex life forms may have originated 1.5 billion years earlier than thought, study finds

Strange life forms likely died before they could spread globally, scientists suspect

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024

Tour the Natural History Museum’s new gardens, a Jurassic lark in London

The Natural History Museum in London has unveiled two new gardens, with resident dinosaurs, after a transformation led by architects Feilden Fowles

Wallpaper · Jul 25, 2024

Jurassic fossils found on Scottish island provides groundbreaking discovery

TWO unique Jurassic fossils discovered on the Isle of Skye have shown that mammals in the time of dinosaurs grew slower and lived longer than…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 24, 2024

Early mammal could help answer one of biology’s biggest question, say experts

Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, which lived 166m years ago, ‘a piece of the puzzle’ explaining mammals’ success

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024