Evolution
Run like a Dinosaur
Birds are living dinosaurs, but can they help us understand how their extinct relatives moved?
Stories by Riley Black
Evolution
When Fingers Changed Fins
A new study offers a surprising look at what happened when fishy fins evolved into arms and legs
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Fossil Jaws Are a Sign of When Mammals Bounced Back
A new analysis of fossil beasts adds a new wrinkle to the story of when the Age of Mammals really took off
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Tiny Tyrannosaur Named the "Coyote King"
Fossils found in New Mexico reveal a carnivorous dinosaur from before the time of T. rex
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New Duckbill Dinosaur Looks Sharp
Fossils found in the Gobi Desert reveal an unusual herbivore.
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Who Is a Paleontologist, Really?
Academic gatekeeping obscures the contributions of communities vital to the study of ancient life
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Busted Mastodon Is Ice Age Roadkill
A mastodon said to be pulverized by Ice Age humans was probably busted up by roadwork
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Mastodons to the Max
A fossil skeleton found in California leads to the discovery of a new mastodon species.
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Is "Scotty" the Biggest T. rex? Maybe Not
A huge T. rex was crowned as king of the tyrants. But the bones may tell a different tale
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Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile
A fossil snout connects flying reptiles from the Iberian Peninsula and China
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There Are More Dinosaurs to Discover from the Time of T. rex
Counter to expectations, an apparent drop in dinosaur diversity at the end of the Cretaceous indicates there are many species yet to be found
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A Meal Fit for a King
A bitten bone shows how a young tyrannosaur fed
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Tiny Fossils Reveal Early Days of Frogs
Bones uncovered in Arizona help fill a gap in the great amphibian backstory
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Fossil Bones Reveal New Baby Dinosaur
The partial skull and additional bones represent a dinosaur species never found before
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Spectacular Fossil Bird Foot Preserved in Amber
A rare amber inclusion underscores the importance of carnivores to the fossil record
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New Spiky Dinosaur Discovered in Patagonia
Bajadasaurus had a neck covered in long spikes. The question is "Why?"
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Fossil Bird Soared above Utah's Dinosaurs
A partial skeleton significantly updates the history of a major, extinct bird family
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Strange Marine Creature Resembles a Reptilian Platypus
Small eyes and decorative plates make this Triassic creature stand out
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Ancient Croc Cousin Gets a New Look
A beautiful skull of Prestosuchus updates what paleontologists thought they knew about this Triassic reptile
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Basilosaurus Munched Other Ancient Whales
Gut contents reveal what the early whale Basilosaurus ate.
