Tag: Paleontology

Malformations, including signs of a rare tumor, may result from inbreeding Clues to the disappearance of saber-toothed cats are emerging ...

Rare 3D snake fossil reveals secrets of its unusual lifestyle The anatomy of the snake's skull suggests that it lived ...

Fossils upend long-standing theory about angiosperm evolution Fruit salad may have been on the menu of some dinosaurs. More than ...

Transition from water to land did not require amphibian-like metamorphosis, fossils reveal New fossil evidence overturns a long-held hypothesis about ...

Old squirrel poop doesn't stink. At least not at first. But that changes when you start breaking down the pellets. ...

Microscopic structures in fossil suggest animal had colors that changed depending on viewing angle Certain fossilized filaments give new life ...

Simulated dinosaurs suggest early wings helped hunt prey Flight may be one of evolution's most iconic innovations, but zoologist Piotr ...

Ancient specimens retained the rib cage and cartilage to pump air to the lungs This is a story written by ...

Finds extend long history of precolonial Native American dice This is a story written by humans and voiced by AI. ...