For four decades, a frequently acrimonious debate has raged in paleontological circles about the correct taxonomy for a handful of […]
Category: paleontology
Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit
That seemingly changes as of now, with new argon dating of strata from the Naashoibito Member in the San Juan […]
New dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaur
And we have known for sure that the armor was around back then, given that we’ve found the skin-derived osteoderms […]
For giant carnivorous dinosaurs, big size didn’t mean a big bite
“And then you have the Spinosaurus which was kind of weird in general,” Rowe says. “There was a study by […]
We probably inherited our joints from… a fish
What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share […]
Even the worst mass extinction had its oases
Some earlier plants might not have made it through the extinction since rock layers from the onset of the End-Permian […]
Study: Megalodon’s body shape was closer to a lemon shark
the mighty, mighty megalodon Also: Baby megalodons were likely the size of great white sharks and capable of hunting marine […]