Paleontology, the scientific study of ancient life through fossils, plays a crucial role in unraveling the mysteries of mass ...

Based on the history of life here on earth, at least one prominent paleontologist thinks that complex life in the cosmos is ...

New research on mosasaurs, based on new technologies and fossil discoveries, sheds light on their evolution, feeding habits, ...

Someone who is fascinated by the flora, fauna and creatures of the distant past and who is inspired by the wonder of nature might consider studying paleontology. Paleontology focuses on the many ...

A new study casts doubt on the authenticity of the Xenodens calminechari fossil, once thought to be groundbreaking discovery, ...

Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million ...

In paleontology and paleobiology, we ask questions about the evolution of life that range across all geological time and span from individual species to the whole of life. We study the evolution of ...

The other three topic rooms address specialized, but central, areas of study within the field. Paleontology and Primate Evolution explores the prehistory of our closest relatives - the primates ...