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In a stunning revelation, scientists have unearthed shark fossils dating back 325 million years in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...
For decades, paleontologists have adhered to the idea that fossilization gradually replaces organic materials with minerals, ...
Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...
Paleontologists of both the academic and commercial varieties are expressing concern that another multimillion-dollar auction ...
Clark spends three weeks at Big Bone Lick in America's first organized vertebra paleontology expedition. He uncovers a significant cache of bones of creatures presumably drawn to the area by a ...
They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient ...
Two researchers each claim to have found new evidence about one of history’s biggest mysteries at North Dakota’s Tanis site. Their feud has torn the field of paleontology apart.
The BBC and PBS, in collaboration with co-producers ZDF and France Télévisions, have produced a new six-part reimagining of ...
And just a few years ago, a T. rex skeleton went for a little bit over $30 million, and that shocked us. I mean, as a paleontology community, we were taken aback by that. Oh my goodness, a fossil ...
It’s one of a handful of programs in the U.S. where undergraduates can focus on paleontology as they gain a solid foundation in geology. At MSU’s spring commencement ceremony on May 9, ...
Tucker’s passion for Ashfall sparked a career in paleontology. Mosel, who reluctantly answered an ad for a “Clerk/Typist” at Ashfall 33 years ago, said, “I have loved every minute of it.