New fossils of a giant ‘sea monster’ explain why being top predator is dangerous

The new species, Thalassotitan atrox, was found in Morocco.

Nicholas R. Longrich, The Conversation

· Oct 11, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Dinosaurs had a pre-hatching posture similar to modern birds, suggests a rare fossil discovery

The new findings add to the body of evidence indicating that many characteristics of the avian species evolved in their dinosaurian ancestors.

Fion Waisum Ma, The Conversation

· Dec 30, 2021 · 11:30 pm

A mulberry fossil’s discovery suggests north-western India had humid climate 56 million years ago

As the Indian subcontinent shifted towards the north, mulberry declined from the area, which now has desert vegetation.

TV Padma

· Dec 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm

New evidence confirms dinosaurs were smart, caring and had sophisticated behaviour

The complex social behaviour observed in this research lines up with other fossil evidence.

Michael J Benton, The Conversation

· Oct 27, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Why 2018 was a big year for palaeontology: 5 finds that shed new light on the human origins story

The findings are particularly significant for Africa and its place in the story of human origins.

Julien Benoit, The Conversation

· Dec 26, 2018 · 11:30 pm

When did the Earth get its first animals? New research shows it might be much earlier than thought

Fossils of a frond-like sea creature provide a crucial link between the older period and the animals which appeared during the ‘Cambrian explosion’.

Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill, The Conversation

· Aug 13, 2018 · 11:30 pm

What a fossil revolution can tell us about the history of ‘big data’

Palaeobiology’s success has paralleled the advent of computing and the internet and is an example of the determining impact of technolology on science.

David Sepkoski, Aeon

· Feb 15, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Scientists find 215 fossilised eggs of flying reptile that went extinct about 66 million years ago

The eggs, belonging to a pterosaur species, were found in the Turpan-Hami Basin in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 01, 2017 · 03:27 pm

US: Boy trips and finds million-year-old fossil in New Mexico desert

The nine-year-old was hiking with family when he accidentally found the skull of an extinct cousin of ancient mammoths.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 20, 2017 · 01:01 pm

How a student beat top scientists to first reveal the power of Jurassic jaws

An undergraduate has passed the ultimate scientific test and published in a leading journal.

Michael Benton, The Conversation

· Jan 22, 2015 · 12:30 pm