A new study led by Dr. Jack Tseng, published in PeerJ, has shed light on the intricate relationship between tooth wear and jaw mechanics in highly carnivorous mammals, known as hypercarnivores. A ...
His textbooks, including “Earth System History” and “Principles of Paleontology,” have been considered essential reading in the field. Dr. Stanley is widely recognized for his groundbreaking research ...
Credit: Wits University San rock paintings in South Africa likely depict extinct dicynodonts, showcasing early local engagement in paleontology before Western discovery. San rock artists may have ...
A fearsome flesh-eating bird from the Phorusrhacid family - known as "terror birds" - may be the largest of its kind ever found, despite being known only from a ...
The storytelling factor is important in the research project process. Westminster staff paleontologist and associate professor of environmental science Dr. David Schmidt said the students' access ...
Hands-on learning experiences can spark a passion for paleontology in students. - Denver Fowler All specimens collected from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana were collected under ...
Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.
Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Hong Kong for the first time, on a remote island in the financial center’s countryside. The fossils were found on Port Island, an uninhabitable expanse of ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — A team discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from ...
Dr. Steven M. Stanley is a renowned paleontologist recognized by Marquis Who’s Who for his contributions to evolutionary biology and geology. Baltimore, Maryland, United States - October 17 ...