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Vertebrate Paleontology
Vertebrate paleontology: is the subfield of paleontology. The behavior, reproduction, and extinction of animals are studies by examining fossil remains.
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MAR 31, 2023Plants & Animals
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "now that's not quite right," and flipped it around until i ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJAN 20, 2023Infographics
Studying fossils is critical to understanding how life evolved on Earth. They can help us understand plants and animals ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 02, 2022Plants & Animals
Newly discovered fossil fish in China suggest an earlier origin for the evolution of jawsWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 26, 2022Earth & The Environment
Professor Kate Trinajstic examines ancient fossils at the Western Australian Museum that were collected from the Gogo Fo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 28, 2022Earth & The Environment
Gold miners working in the freezing Klondike gold mines in Canada's Yukon territory have made a discovery while excavati ...Written By: Timothy JamesAPR 14, 2022Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis ...Written By: Timothy JamesJAN 03, 2022Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.Written By: Timothy JamesNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork © ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's pastWritten By: Timothy JamesJUL 08, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many of us have wondered how fish like sole and flounder ended up with two eyes on one side of their heads, including sc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2021Plants & Animals
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Recent work has suggested that saber tooth tigers aren't the terrifying predators they seem to have been; they may have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2021Plants & Animals
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Dogs are thought to have been domesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
An ancient fish fossil has given researchers new insight into how fish fins eventually evolved into human hands.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2020Plants & Animals
If you were to ask a bunch of random people off the street to begin naming dinosaurs, then the infamous Tyrannosaurus re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Lots of people are running to the theater to see the latest Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, and while it may be a w ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2023
Plants & Animals
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "now that's not quite right," and flipped it around until i
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 20, 2023
Infographics
Studying fossils is critical to understanding how life evolved on Earth. They can help us understand plants and animals
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 02, 2022
Plants & Animals
Newly discovered fossil fish in China suggest an earlier origin for the evolution of jaws
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 26, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Professor Kate Trinajstic examines ancient fossils at the Western Australian Museum that were collected from the Gogo Fo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 28, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Gold miners working in the freezing Klondike gold mines in Canada's Yukon territory have made a discovery while excavati
...
Written By:
Timothy James
APR 14, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis
...
Written By:
Timothy James
JAN 03, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.
Written By:
Timothy James
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork ©
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's past
Written By:
Timothy James
JUL 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many of us have wondered how fish like sole and flounder ended up with two eyes on one side of their heads, including sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Recent work has suggested that saber tooth tigers aren't the terrifying predators they seem to have been; they may have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Dogs are thought to have been domesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An ancient fish fossil has given researchers new insight into how fish fins eventually evolved into human hands.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
If you were to ask a bunch of random people off the street to begin naming dinosaurs, then the infamous Tyrannosaurus re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Lots of people are running to the theater to see the latest Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, and while it may be a w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard