Tag: Paleontological Research

The frozen remains of a sabre-toothed cat found in Russia's Siberia region have been studied for the first time, and researchers have discovered significant differences between this prehistoric kitten and a modern lion cub...

Around 2 million years ago, a large marine mammal similar to a walrus roamed the North Atlantic Ocean. Despite being from a different group of marine mammals, this creature had a foraging strategy that...

In the basement of a paleontology museum in remote northeastern Brazil, Claudio Silva found himself surrounded by an abundance of fossils from the Araripe Basin. This region is known for its rich fossil deposits,...

Dinosaurs did not roam through rainforests. The iconic creatures lived in landscapes that were quite different from the dense jungles we often associate with them. In fact, it was the demise of the non-avian...

When you were a child, you may have learned that you can count tree rings to find out how old the tree is. Biologists and forensic scientists use a similar concept but with teeth....