The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Historic auction of T-rex bones set to net £21million pulled at the last minute

A £21million auction of a T-rex skeleton has been called off after doubts were raised over its authenticity, with one expert claiming the specimen had been mixed with replica bones

Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022

The real paleo diet: researchers find traces of world’s oldest meal in 550m-year-old fossil

Remains of slug-like Ediacaran animal Kimberella contain compounds suggesting it had a gut and ate bacteria and algae from the ocean floor

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022

Exquisite new fossils from South Africa offer a glimpse into a thriving ecosystem 266 million years ago

South Africa is famous for its amazingly rich and diverse fossil record. The country’s rocks document more than 3.5 billion years of life on Earth: ancient forms of bacterial life, the emergence of life onto land, the evolution of seed-producing plants, reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals – and humanity.

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2022

Fossil of ancient 12-foot turtle thought to be one of biggest ever discovered

Fossilised remains of the turtle were discovered in the Cal Torrades locality

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022

Fossils of car-sized dinosaur-era sea turtle unearthed in Spain

Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million years ago was one of the largest turtles on record, a reptile the size of a small car - a Mini Cooper to be precise - that braved dangerous waters.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

72-million-year-old turtle ‘is one of the largest to have ever lived’

Measuring nearly four metres in length, the species is thought to be the largest in Europe.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Skull of an extinct horned beast discovered on UK beach

Aurochs were wiped out in the 17th century, but a skull has now been found on Blyth Beach in Northumberland.

Daily Record · Nov 15, 2022

Jeholornis, A Creature From 120 Million Years Ago Was A Bird & Dinosaur Combo

New research revealed a creature millions of years ago was among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds

Zenger · Nov 11, 2022

The plot thickens: new study reveals complex identity of ancient Britons

Do bones and teeth found in Sussex share characteristics with Neanderthal fossils from northern Spain?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Bones of contention: the West Coast whale fossil and the ethics of private collecting

The past can inform the present in more ways than one.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022