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The Wapiti Formation in Alberta is turning out to be a rich site for dinosaur and other fossils. A recent discovery could fill in the gaps about a transition between different ecological communities.
Yes, dinosaurs really did survive in snow – we simulated the Cretaceous climate to prove it.
A recent BBC documentary examined fossils thought to have been made when an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
Two recent discoveries in Alberta and Uzbekistan have identified the top predators in those regions during the Cretaceous period. Fossils that had been in storage for years included the jawbones.
While crocodiles are not native to Canada, fossil traces have been found in northern British Columbia that indicate that during the Cretaceous Period, giant crocodiles roamed.
A recent study provides additional evidence that the dinosaurs died in June.
We examined pterosaur jaw fragments from the Moroccan desert to understand more about how these creatures evolved.
Ever since moviegoers saw the first ‘Jurassic Park,’ millions have wondered if scientists could make a dinosaur in the lab.
Australotitan was a massive long-necked sauropod estimated to weigh the equivalent of 1,400 red kangaroos.
The recent discovery of fragments of a jaw fossil show that at one point, herbivorous reptiles evolved highly complex and efficient teeth.
Preserved in amber, a tiny beetle has shed light on the moment the world first burst into bloom.
Tooth fossils from NSW have confirmed sauropods weren’t exclusive to Queensland. They’re also providing a first look at how these colossal dinosaurs fed from Australia’s land.
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous ‘toothed’ bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Our new research has discovered how a series of volcanic eruptions 233 million years ago fundamentally changed life on Earth.
Twenty-two years ago, President Clinton established Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for paleontological conservation. As the Trump administration shrinks its borders, that mission is jeopardized.
New research shows that ground-dwelling birds were more likely to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period.
Research suggests a new threat to life on Earth from the meteorite’s crash: Via seismic waves, the impact triggered massive undersea eruptions, as big as any ever seen in our planet’s history.
As a new David Attenborough documentary examines a remarkable fossil, a leading expert gives his verdict.
The location of a dinosaur find on a remote Queensland sheep station was lost for almost 80 years. But the site was rediscovered, and details are now emerging about the make up of the new dinosaur.
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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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Reader in Cell and Molecular Biology, Oxford Brookes University
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Palaeontologist, Earth Science Faculty, University of New England
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Research associate, Curtin University
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Senior Research Associate in Meteorology, University of Bristol
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Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Biology and Anthropology, Indiana University
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Senior Curator of Geosciences, Queensland Museum, and Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Research Assistant in Palaeontology, University of Bristol
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico
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University Lecturer in Palaeobiology, University of Cambridge
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Visiting Scientist (Palaeontologist), University of Manchester
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Portsmouth
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Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
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