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55+ min ago  (528+ words) A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence to offer the most complete portrait to date of Archaeopteryx's ecology, behavior, and daily life....

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (729+ words) Discovering a fossil on a hike can feel like holding a piece of ancient Earth in your hand. On national forests and grasslands, you can collect some fossils without a permit, but only within clear limits that protect these treasures…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1176+ words) The transition from water to land marks one of the most significant evolutionary leaps in Earth's history. Approximately 390-360 million years ago, during the Devonian period, the first vertebrates began the remarkable journey from aquatic environments to terrestrial ones. These pioneering…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1063+ words) A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution 11: 00 AM CDT on May 8, 2026 Erwin has written several popular books about transformative periods in evolutionary history, including the end-Permian mass extinction and the…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (419+ words) Organizers today announced the Keys to Kenosha event, to be held Nov. 7 at more than 50 sites of interest. Inspired by similar annual events in Milwaukee and Chicago, Keys to Kenosha is a unique, self-guided architectural tour offering exclusive access to…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (271+ words) It's the largest ever sauropod discovered in the area 3: 30 PM CDT on May 8, 2026 A team of paleontologists monitoring construction of a rail terminal in the Brazilian state of Maranh'o made a surprising discovery circa 2021a massive new species of long-necked dinosaur....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (64+ words) about 1 hours ago Phillip Hamilton " about 3 hours ago Zach Sweat " 9 days ago K. J. Genualdo " 8 days ago Zach Sweat " 11 days ago See The Winner Of April 2026's Meme Of The Month! Uploaded by Kimmy Dude May 04, 2026 at 02: 10 PM EDT Resolution: (1048px x 1108px) File…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (780+ words) Bioengineer. org Dinosaur Dental Fossils Uncover Evidence of Bird-Like Parental Care Bonds A groundbreaking study out of Ohio State University has revealed compelling new evidence about the social behavior and parental care strategies of Maiasaura peeblesorum, a duck-billed dinosaur species…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1016+ words) Artistic reconstruction of the new dinosaur from Maranh'o state. It was 20 meters long and had a European relative. (CREDIT: Jorge Blanco) A giant dinosaur lay buried about eight meters below a construction site in northeastern Brazil, hidden in sediments so…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (529+ words) But this view has a fatal weakness. It has trouble connecting the 15, 000-year archaeological narrative to real Native American tribes. Without links to tribes, it can't recover a coherent pre-European play-by-play history. But this article isn't about evolutionary failures. It's…...