Scientific Field/Discipline: Paleontology

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For a Peek Inside Wisconsin’s Watery Past, Thank the Microbes

Since its discovery in the 1980s, a fossil site in a Milwaukee suburb has borne some of the best-preserved soft-bodied organisms from the Silurian.

May 5, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

Paul Scofield (left) and Paul Dean (right) examine a fossilized turtle bone found in limestone that was once inside a pillar in the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church in Christchurch, New Zealand

An Ancient Turtle Was Just Discovered in the Remains of a Collapsed Church

The rest of the turtle is missing—though there’s a good chance it hasn’t gone far.

Apr 28, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

The Sunken Dinosaurs of Alberta

A massive graveyard lies at the edge of an ancient sea. What caused so many horned dinosaurs to perish on the coast?

Apr 21, 2021 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Shonisaurus Gets a Makeover

A new understanding of an ancient leviathan is developing in the middle of a Nevada desert.

Feb 17, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Where Have All the Ammonites Gone?

They went extinct 66 million years ago. But the more interesting question is why?

Dec 23, 2020 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Deinosuchus reptile attacking a dinosaur

When Deinosuchus Ruled the Earth

As long as T. rex but twice as heavy, this ancient alligator makes for terrifying nightmares. Now, a new study reveals there wasn’t just one Deinosuchus species, but three.

Oct 30, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Salvaging Fossils on the Jurassic Coast

Along a famed stretch of English coastline, amateur and professional collectors alike fill their satchels with fossils before the 200-million-year-old treasures are reclaimed by the waves.

May 26, 2020 | 1,700 words, 11 photos

From Healthy to Extinct in 350 Years

New genetic research shows that the great auk population was large and diverse—until hunters swiftly drove it to extinction.

Jan 6, 2020 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes

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