The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Yellowstone supervolcano has much more magma than previously thought, study finds

‘This is about getting a clearer image of what is down there and what has been down there for a while’

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

The Field’s Sue lends a hand to paleontologists studying why T. Rex arms are so short

T. rex’s arm will be CT scanned Wednesday at the University of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2022

Making sense of Cop15: what to look out for in Montreal

Everything you need to know about the once-in-a-decade chance to stop the loss of biodiversity – and how you can help

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022

First ever duck-like dinosaur with streamlined body discovered

Research suggests dinosaur had long neck similar to modern water birds like geese

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Catastrophic meteor impact on Mars eerily similar to the asteroid that annihilated most dinosaurs — study

3.4 billion years ago, an unnervingly familiar cataclysm struck Mars.

Inverse · Dec 1, 2022

Mars mega-tsunami may have been caused by asteroid strike, study suggests

Before the new study the location of the crater caused by the impact was unclear.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Recently found 'Neanderthal footprints' in the South of Spain could be 275,000 years old

A little over a year ago we reported on a large area at the foot of the Asperillo cliff, on the coast of the Doñana Natural Area in Huelva, Spain. There, along with numerous animal footprints, other footprints had been found – those of hominids.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

CT scans of toothed bird fossil leads to jaw-dropping discovery

Dating back more than 65m years, specimen’s mobile palate challenges understanding of avian evolution

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Fossil ‘overturns more than a century of knowledge about origin of modern birds’

Each of the roughly 11,000 species of birds on Earth today is classified into one of two groups, based on the arrangement of their palate bones.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

‘Another slice of triceratops, Barbara?’ Did the fearsome T rexes take care of their sick?

The skeleton of ‘Barbara’, a pregnant and injured tyrannosaurus, raises a shocking possibility: that these dinosaurs had a touchy-feely side

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022