The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Sir David Attenborough's new wildlife series Mammals debuts on US TV tonight

Each episode of Sir David Attenborough's Mammals explores a different environment: Dark, Water, Cold, Heat, Forest and The New Wild

WhatToWatch · Jul 13, 2024

Apex: Largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found to fetch millions at auction

Sale of the 150-million-year-old fossil could draw criticism from scientists who want them to be preserved in museums.

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2024

Stegosaurus Skeleton To Fetch Millions At New York Auction

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fueling objections from paleontologists.

International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024

Fangs and toilet seat-shaped head: giant salamander-like fossil found in Namibia

About 2.5 metres long, creature was an apex predator 280m years ago, before age of dinosaurs, say scientists

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

Fossils show huge salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs existed before the dinosaurs

Scientists have identified a giant salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024

Scientists discover huge creature with toilet seat-shaped head was top predator before dinosaurs

The creature had huge fangs and a skull over 2ft long

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024

Stopping Newspapers From Going the Way of the Dinosaurs (B+C Guest Blog)

Allowing broadcast cross-ownership could give flagging news orgs a boost

Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 2, 2024

The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay

Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop

A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024

It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate

This year's events highlight the upcoming Hera mission and an Arizona-based project that uses off-the-shelf security cameras to scan meteors from roofs of schools, colleges and sometimes even private homes.

Space · Jun 30, 2024