Evolution
Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu
Fossil poop reveals that some Jurassic pterosaurs were filter feeders
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Evolution
Paleontologists Unveil Shovel-Billed Dinosaur
A new hadrosaur from Texas has a striking, shovel-shaped mouth
Evolution
Fossils Show How Shovel-Beaked Dinosaurs Grew
A collection of tiny skull bones offers new insights to the early life of Edmontosaurus
Evolution
Iconic Fossil Feather Probably Didn’t Belong to Archaeopteryx
A new analysis of a famous fossil suggests that there may be more feathered dinosaurs in Germany’s lithographic limestone than we currently know
Evolution
Dawn of the Crunch
A tiny fossil skull reveals the oldest known vertebrate capable of crunching hard-shelled prey
Evolution
Who Is a Paleontologist, Really?
Academic gatekeeping obscures the contributions of communities vital to the study of ancient life
Evolution
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
Evolution
Fossil Bird Soared above Utah's Dinosaurs
A partial skeleton significantly updates the history of a major, extinct bird family
Evolution
How Dinosaurs Chewed without Cheeks
A unique anatomical setup helped some herbivorous dinosaurs crunch through their Cretaceous world
Biology
Dinosaurs in the Wild: An Inside View
Mix up-to-date science with cutting-edge robotics, CG, time travel and Cretaceous dinosaurs, and combine them to create an amazing visitor attraction. The result? Welcome... to Dinosaurs in the Wild .....
Evolution
Dinosaurs Didn't Die from Cretaceous Cramps
A strange paper offers an odd idea for why nonavian dinosaurs died out. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny
Evolution
The Dinosaur That Wasn't
Bones previously thought to be dinosaurian have turned out to be from a very different sort of prehistoric creature
Evolution
Paleo Profile: The Climbing Dwarf
Beautiful fossils offer a rare look at what covered the bodies of some of our protomammal relatives
Evolution
By Land or by Sea
The debate over what sort of environment molded turtles into shelled wonders continues
Evolution
Paleo Profile: The Bryant's Shark
Distinctive teeth mark the discovery of a new prehistoric shark species
Evolution
Paleo Profile: The Mountain Dolphin
A skull from Ecuador represents a rare fossil of a tropical dolphin
Evolution
Paleo Profile: The Snowman Dinosaur
This beautifully-preserved dinosaur caps off a year of small, feathery finds.
Evolution
Dinosaurs of a Feather
Parallel trackways in Mexico may preserve a social moment in dinosaur history
Evolution
Paleo Profile: The Rhaetian Lizard
This ancient marine reptile alters the deep history of plesiosaurs.
Biology
Zoology Books of 2017
From Does It Fart? to the Loch Ness Monster Reloaded, Evolution In Minutes and Dinosaur Art II…
