Paleo Profile: The Dawn Mole
An ancient mammal from England marks when moles started digging.
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Prehistoric Animal Bit Like a Sabercat, Crunched Like a Bear
This strange fossil mammal fed in a way unlike that of any beast alive today.
Here’s Lookin’ at You, Dollocaris
A Jurassic invertebrate's amazing eyes cause paleontologists to reconsider an ancient habitat.
Paleo Profile: Russia’s Curved Blade
This marine reptile had a big bite for its size.
Let’s Give Ceratosaurus a Hand
For a big predator, Ceratosaurus had stubby arms.
Paleo Profile: The Purgatoire River’s Whale Fish
This big fish ate tiny meals.
Paleo Profile: The Dragon Thief
This Jurassic carnivore marks the "dawn of the dinosaurs."
The Biggest Giraffe of All Time
This fossil giraffe was said to be as big as an elephant, but a new study says otherwise.
Getting in Touch With the Belemnites
Belemnites are often found as bullet-like shells, but rare fossils show what they really looked like in life.
Paleo Profile: The Shield Fortress
Unusual armor sets this new "armadillodile" apart from its relatives.
Carnivorous Fossil Beast Lived Like a Civet
Rare bones show this fossil carnivore was at home on the ground as well as in the trees.
Rare Fossil Offers a View to a Beast’s Old Age
Picture a prehistoric animal. Don’t worry, I won’t judge you if it’s Tyrannosaurus or another super-popular species. Any
creature will do. Now, what age is the animal you imagined? I’d be willing to bet that it’s an adult, representing a healthy
individual in the prime of life. (If not, and you pictured a hatching or […]…
Paleo Profile: Alcide d’Orbigny’s Dawn Beast
Vertebrate paleontology has a sample size problem. Only a fraction of all the creatures that ever lived became preserved in the fossil
record, and an even tinier sliver of that array has been discovered, cleaned, and studied. Even the most famous animals, like the fearsome
Tyrannosaurus, are known from a (figurative) handful of individuals scattered […]…
How Jaguars Survived the Ice Age
A change in diet may have given jaguars an edge over the competition.
Paleontologists Discover Adorable Horned Dinosaur Baby
Infant dinosaur is the most complete of its kind ever found.