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Paleontology

This “One-in-a-Million” Fossil Has 450-Million-Year-Old Soft Tissue

Only the second fossil of its type to be discovered

August 25, 2026

Small Iguanodon Fossil Sheds Light on Dino Diversity

It lived in Japan long before Japan was an island

August 25, 2026

Massive Prehistoric Crocodylians Took a Brutal Approach to Hunting

You wouldn’t want to see these eyes peering out of the swamp

August 17, 2026

Here’s Why There Aren’t Any Tiny Dinosaurs

There are plenty of teensy animals—just not dinosaurs

August 5, 2026

A New Toad Species Emerges from the La Brea Tar Pits

A paleontological leap thanks to the unusual fossilization in crude oil

August 5, 2026

This Ichthyosaur Chomped a Pterosaur—Then Got Chomped by Something Bigger

Sometimes you’re the predator, sometimes you’re the prey

August 3, 2026

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

July 30, 2026

Did Ancient Humans Prefer Hunting Female Mammoths?

Female or not, mammoths were definitely key to their survival

July 30, 2026

Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought

Paranthropus boisei footprints offer clues to their size and social dynamics

July 27, 2026

Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious

Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings

July 16, 2026