The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Lost world beneath New Zealand cave reveals fossils of birds that disappeared a million years ago

New Zealand's wildlife is often viewed through the lens of the last few thousand years. Fossil deposits from relatively recent periods have provided detailed records of the birds that inhabited the islands before human settlement, while much older discoveries have offered glimpses into ecosystems that existed millions of years earlier.…

The Times of India · Jun 24

How The Dinosaurs' VFX helped audiences travel across vast spans of time

Lux Aeterna explains its cinematic approach to natural history storytelling.

Creative Bloq · Jun 21

‘Life has always managed to crawl through’: docuseries takes us back to mass extinction events

Co-creator of Walking with Dinosaurs returns with Surviving Earth, a blockbuster new series that shows ‘how life bounced back’ from deadly events throughout history

The Guardian - US · Jun 11

Monster 80-million-year-old fossil found by boy, 12, who plans to display it at Kansas county fair

The Kansas preteen has spent at least 30 hours cleaning the fossil, which he plans to show at the Sedgwick County Fair in July

The Independent UK · May 27

‘Pompeii, but in the middle of a massive city’: the ice age fossil site hidden in Los Angeles

La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 years

The Guardian - US · May 24

Scientists discover new marine T-rex that was twice the size of great whites and ‘meaner than any mosasaur’

Researchers say species had finely serrated teeth and was formidable marine predator

The Independent UK · May 22

When David Attenborough met Prince George, one giant shark tooth stole the moment

A prehistoric shark tooth gifted by Sir David Attenborough to Prince George at Kensington Palace captivated the world. This massive fossil, from the extinct Otodus megalodon, offered a glimpse into ancient oceans and sparked a brief international dispute over its origin. The image's enduring appeal lies in its blend of…

The Times of India · May 21

Tentacles, pointy teeth and the T-rex of the sea: the Natural History Museum on beasts that once ruled the oceans

A new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans, showcases the fearsome creatures that lurked below the surface – and offers a stark warning about the impact of warming waters on marine ecosystems today

The Guardian - UK · May 21

New study explains why T rex had such tiny arms: ‘The head took over’

Researchers say giant head adaptations in dinosaurs started in areas with gigantic prey

The Independent UK · May 20

Giant Dinosaur Skeleton Found In Thailand, The Nagatitan, May Be The Largest Dinosaur Of The Region

A local man in Thailand found strange looking rocks. He called a team to study them, and as it turns out, they were dinosaur bones. After years of research, this discovery was announced the largest ever sauropod in Southeast Asia. The full story is in the article.

Bored Panda · May 18