Paleontology
Here’s Why There Aren’t Any Tiny Dinosaurs
There are plenty of teensy animals—just not dinosaurs
A New Toad Species Emerges from the La Brea Tar Pits
A paleontological leap thanks to the unusual fossilization in crude oil
This Ichthyosaur Chomped a Pterosaur—Then Got Chomped by Something Bigger
Sometimes you’re the predator, sometimes you’re the prey
Microfossils Help Crack Mystery More Than 100 Million Years in the Making
Almost all of these tiny organisms vanished way back in the early Cretaceous period
Did Ancient Humans Prefer Hunting Female Mammoths?
Female or not, mammoths were definitely key to their survival
Dinosaurs May Have Been Literally Charbroiled After the Asteroid Impact
A new study reignites the global firestorm debate
Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought
Paranthropus boisei footprints offer clues to their size and social dynamics
Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious
Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings
This Is the Oldest Amber Ever Found
It dripped from a tree in China about 385 million years ago
Do Fossils Belong in Mansions or Museums?
The record sale of a T. rex skeleton begs the question
How Dinosaur Skeletons Became So Expensive
Today’s T. rex auction could be cause for concern
This Prehistoric Giant Salamander Grew to Almost 4 Feet Long
And it has a living relative
