41 stories tagged with #paleontology, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
⌘ RSS feed for this tag → or search "Paleontology"
Nightmarish Heron-Like Dinosaur Unearthed in Patagonia
Nightmarish Heron-like Dinosaur Unearthed in Patagonia: Pretty tough to be a fish 70 million years ago…
This 260-Million-Year-Old Reptile Fossil Is Reshaping the Story of Turtle Evolution
Learn how a 260-million-year-old Permian reptile, once thought to explain turtle evolution, turned out to belong to a different lineage, reshaping the story of turtle origins in th…
A New Tiny Blue Octopus, Helium Shortage, Norovirus Outbreak in California, and the Texas <em>T. rex</em>
Discover the top stories from May 24 to May 30, 2026, that you may have missed, including a new species of tiny octopus and a mysterious outbreak of norovirus in California.…
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Terrifying Predatory Dinosaurs Had Itty-Bitty Arms. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why
A new study suggests that certain theropods—two-legged, mostly meat-eating dinosaurs—had shrunken forelimbs as an evolutionary trade-off for their strong skulls…
This 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Looked Like a Raptor, but May Have Fished Like a Heron
Learn how Kank australis, a newly described raptor-like dinosaur from Patagonia, may have used its flexible neck, sharp teeth, and wetland habitat to hunt more like a heron th…
A 500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Adds a New Clue to a Missing Chapter of Animal Evolution
Learn how a 500-million-year-old arthropod fossil from Québec is helping scientists rethink the Furongian gap and the hidden diversity of late Cambrian life.…
<em>Marasuchus</em> Was Built for Speed — and 5 Other Facts About the Dinosaur's Ancient Relative
Learn more about the tiny Marasuchus, the precursor to the dinosaurs and pterosaurs of the Age of Dinosaurs.…
Texas <em>T. Rex</em>’ Is an 80-Million-Year-Old Mosasaur the Size of a School Bus
Learn about Tylosaurus rex, a newly identified species of mosasaur that stands out for its serrated teeth and massive size.…
Paleontologists Just Found the Most Extra Bird of the Dinosaur Era
Dubbed the “Banko’s feather dragon,” the extinct bird’s tail feathers were twice the length of its entire body.…
Scientists may have finally cracked the mystery of why T. rex had such tiny arms
“Evolution doesn’t like to have everything all at once.”…
Naumann’s elephant may have gone extinct in Japan 10,000 years earlier than thought
Up until now, the widely accepted theory was that the elephant disappeared from the Japanese archipelago about 24,000 years ago.…
This Toothless, Beaked Crocodile Ancestor Walked on Two Legs
This Toothless, Beaked Crocodile Ancestor Walked on Two Legs: It came on the scene during a time of evolutionary experimentation…
There was a T. Rex of the sea and it was terrifying
An examination of fossils found decades ago revealed a new species of T. Rex. This T. Rex swam in the ocean but was undoubtedly as terrifying as its terrestrial namesake.……
Why did T. rex have tiny arms? Scientists now think they know why
An analysis of 85 dinosaur species shows that tiny forearms in meat-eating dinosaurs were the result of an evolutionary trade-off.…
This prehistoric fish may explain how animals first walked on Earth
Scientists have peered inside the skull of a 380-million-year-old Antarctic fish that was closely related to the first animals to walk on land, revealing surprising clues about how…
How did animals survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
It helped to have a number of features to aid survival following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.…
Pokemon fossil exhibition opens at Chicago museum, the first time its been displayed outside Japan
The Pokemon Fossil Museum, an exhibition featuring real fossils as well as sculptures of fossil creatures found in the Pokemon games, opened at Chicago’s Field Museum Friday.…
Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans
A colossal new sea predator named Tylosaurus rex has been identified from fossils found in Texas, revealing a brutal 43-foot-long hunter that ruled ancient oceans 80 million years …
Paleontologists Discover an Ancient Marine Reptile They've Dubbed the T. Rex of the Sea, Crowning Another King of the Cretaceous
Scientists figured out that the predators were lumped in with a previously named mosasaur species. The new one, called Tylosaurus rex, could grow to up to 43 feet long, about the l…
WATCH: This museum exhibit features Pokémon and real fossils
The "Pokémon Fossil Museum" exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum brings together the worlds of Pokémon and paleontology.…
There’s a New T. Rex in Town—and It Swims
There’s a New T. Rex in Town—and It Swims: It’s mean, too…
Incredible species of T. rex discovered — a beast with skull-crushing jaws that lived underwater
It’s the new king of the sea monsters.…
There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite
The newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur age.…
The Oldest Evidence of Animal Sex Has Been Found, and It’s Mind-Boggling
Fossils unearthed in the Northwest Territories push the origins of animal sex back by 5-10 million years and reveal the earliest examples of locomotion in the fossil record.…
New dinosaur species Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis
Paleontologists have dubbed the long-necked, plant-eating creature "Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis." It's the 14th named dinosaur from Thailand, and it might be the biggest one ever fou…
Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows
Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal."…
Robust Skulls May be Why <em>T. rex</em> and Other Theropods Have Those Unusually Small Arms
Learn more about why some theropods had such small arms, and why it was their skulls that may have determined their size.…
Why were T. rex’s arms so tiny?
'Use it or lose it.'…
These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs: And we followed in their tiny footsteps…
73-Million-Year-Old Teeth Reveal Three New Mammal Species That Lived in the Arctic, Among Dinosaurs
Learn more about the newly identified species from the Arctic that were part of one of the longest living mammal groups on the planet.…
Neanderthals Lounged on the Beach Slurping Shellfish
Neanderthals Lounged on the Beach Slurping Shellfish: And mostly during months with an “R” in them…
A Dimpled Koala Fossil Found in a Cave in Western Australia Revealed Why This Previously Unknown Species Went Extinct
The new study found that they lost their arboreal habitat due to a drying climate, a dire warning for the modern-day marsupials that face a similar threat…
The 27-tonne Giant Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand
A team of palaeontologists led by University College London have just announced the discovery of a brand-new species of dinosaur – the largest ever discovered in Southeast Asia…
'Last titan' of Thailand discovered, and it's the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast Asia
A newfound species of long-necked dinosaur from Thailand lived up to 120 million years ago, and it's the largest known of its kind from Southeast Asia.…
'Once in a lifetime find': Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber (2016)
The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been found entombed in amber, an unprecedented discovery that has blown away scientists.…
Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution
A spectacular dinosaur discovery in Spain is giving scientists a rare new look inside the world of stegosaurs. Paleontologists uncovered the best-preserved stegosaur skull ever fou…
What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid
A week after the asteroid impact, rotting vegetation, smoke and sulphur create a stinky planet. Plant and animal survivors succumb to the corrosive acid rain.…
50-foot ancient snake discovered in India may be one of the largest ever
A massive prehistoric snake discovered in India may rank among the largest ever to slither across Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago …
How hard-surface feeding unlocked a burst of reef fish evolution 50 million years ago
Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.…
'Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fe…
'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs
In this excerpt from "The Story of Birds", author Steve Brusatte explores the moment where paleontologists realized they had critical evidence to show birds came from dinosaurs — a…