Tag: Paleontologists
“A Paleontologist’s Dream”: The Breakthrough That Changes How We Date Dinosaurs
An international group of geologists and paleontologists has developed a new method to accurately determine the age of rocks...
55-Million-Year-Old Backyard Fossil Find Shocks Paleontologists
The discovery of Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells is giving UNSW scientists new insight into the animals and ecosystems...
Meet the “Dragon Prince”: Paleontologists Discover T. Rex’s Closest Known Ancestor
Khankhuuluu served as a precursor to the famed bone-crushing kings of the Cretaceous. Paleontologists have uncovered a previously unknown...
Paleontologists Discover Bizarre Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Treasure Trove in the Grand Canyon
Exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils uncovered in the Grand Canyon show how evolution accelerated in resource-rich waters. An extraordinary cache...
Paleontologists Unearth New Species of “Mystery” Dinosaur
New dinosaur Enigmacursor clarifies taxonomy and highlights overlooked species in the Morrison Formation. A small dinosaur that once sprinted...