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New research suggests the Chicxulub asteroid impact threw up billions of tons of oil soot that blocked out the sun for a decade.
Recent research is helping us to solve the mysteries of these bizarre prehistoric creatures.
Another look at a skull unearthed in Malaysian Borneo 60 years ago can shed light on the mystery of how early humans moved throughout Southeast Asia thousands of years ago.
Think you know all about the dinosaurs? You might be surprised.
New research reveals that mammals didn’t wait for the dinosaurs to die out before starting their rapid spread.
For centuries, the fossil remains of back-boned animals were studied primarily from their hardened bones. Now palaeontologists can study the softer side of these ancient creatures.
The idea that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a giant asteroid was ridiculed – until the remains of a giant crater were found deep underground.
Fossils discovered in Uzbekistan help tell the story of how T. Rex evolved to become the biggest predator ever to live on land.
Scientists have uncovered one of the most detailed and well-preserved nervous system fossils ever found.
New research reveals the case for swimming dinosaurs isn’t as clear cut as once thought.
What killed off Australia’s giant wombats and other megafauna? New dating once again points the finger at human hunters, rather than abrupt changes to the climate.
Researchers have found the first evidence that dinosaurs grew unusual features like crests and horns as a way of attracting a mate.
Was there a ‘dinosaur Pompeii’ in China? New research questions the claim.
Researchers believe newly uncovered fossils suggest some dinosaurs had similar courtship practices to modern birds. But can ancient footprints really reveal so much?
Scientists have come up with a way to tell how hot dinosaurs were by studying the remains of their eggs.
Scientists have shown how tiny organic tissue remnants in fossils correspond to the pigments in the animals’ original skin and hair.
A new fossil has reminded us that the real velociraptors were a world away from the huge scaly lizards seen in Juarssic World.
Ancient creepy-crawly “monster” had claws but no teeth.
A microscopic set of teeth helped scientists realise they had been looking at fossils of Hallucigenia back to front.
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Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences at the University of Bath, University of Bath
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Senior Researcher in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
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Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Portsmouth
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Research Assistant in Palaeontology, University of Bristol
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Chancellor's Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, The University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
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Senior lecturer, University of New England
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University
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Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
