The Earth is millions of years old, and while we have never encountered dinosaurs in person, we believe they once roamed the planet. Numerous civilizations and various species that are now extinct ...
Bring your fossils for in-person identification by a paleontologist (between 10am-noon and 2pm-4pm). If you don’t have a fossil, bring your questions, and get hands-on with real specimens at our ...
A revolutionary study from the University of Liverpool has upended fundamental assumptions about the fossilization process, potentially transforming how scientists approach the study of ancient life.
The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Paleontology Section offers fossil identification services for educational purposes, assisting collectors and members of the public.
A new study from McGill University is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered ...
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A forgotten notebook helped scientists finally identify a 55-million-year-old fossil unlike any previously found in New Zealand
Afossil fish discovered on Pitt Island nearly 30 years ago has finally been fully identified thanks to a surprising source: ...
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the ...
The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened on Mars? If it did, how would we prove it? Scientists hoping to identify ...
Researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils discovered about 50 kilometres northeast of Quebec City have identified a new species of basal medusozoan: Paleocanna tentaculum, a soft-bodied, ...
A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs. Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that was ...
I’m a palaeontologist. That means I study fossils and learn about the ancient history of life on Earth. People ask me lots of questions about being a palaeontologist. What do palaeontologists do all ...
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