Paleontology News

Posted January 25, 2001:

• New Predatory Dog-Sized Dinosaur Unearthed On Madagascar

Posted January 11, 2001:

• New Fossil Study Rejects "Eve Theory" And Supports Diverse Ancestry Of Modern Humans
• New Fossil Found In Mongolia Provides Insight Into The Origin Of Living Birds And The Evolution Of Flight

Posted November 29, 2000:

• Researchers Expand Dating Of Marine Animals To Brachiopods

Posted November 20, 2000:

• New Rare Dinosaur Tracksite Found In Northern Wyoming
• Fossil Teeth Of Extinct North American Rhinos Reveal An Aquatic Lifestyle Similar To Modern Hippos

Posted November 2, 2000:

• Newly Found Bipedal Reptile Fossil Predates Dinosaurs By More Than 60 Million Years

Posted October 23, 2000:

• Dinosaurs: New Study Counters Age-Old Theory
• Astrobiologists Probe A Desert Galapagos To See Evolution's Great Leap

Posted October 20, 2000:

• Finding By Syracuse University And University Of Michigan Researchers Reveals Secret To Mass Extinction Events

Posted October 18, 2000:

• Geologist Discovers Vertebra Pointing To Sea Level Rise

Posted September 13, 2000:

• New Evidence Indicates Huge Vegetation Loss Accompanied Mass Extinction

Posted August 10, 2000:

• Microscopic Bone Evidence Supports Dinosaur-Bird Evolution Link

Posted July 30, 2000:

• Reefs And Atolls Of The Australian Outback

Posted June 25, 2000:

• Discovery Of Fossil Mollusks In Alaska Links Histories Of Arctic Ocean And Isthmus Of Panama
• Ancient Feathered Animal Challenges Dinosaur-Bird Link

Posted June 20, 2000:

• UF Researchers Find Oldest Bones Of New Giant Ground Sloth Species

Posted June 13, 2000:

• Meaty Discovery: Neandertal Bone Chemistry Provides Food For Thought

Posted June 12, 2000:

• Discovery Of Fossil Mollusks In Alaska Links Histories Of Arctic Ocean And Isthmus Of Panama

Posted May 31, 2000:

• Stone Tools Reveal Ancient Seafood Diet

Posted May 12, 2000:

• Researchers Find Skull Remains Pointing To First Hominids Out Of Africa

Posted April 21, 2000:

• Scientists Discover 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur With A Heart

Posted March 23, 2000:

• There’s Gold In Them Thar Ship Wrecks And Eastern States

Posted March 17, 2000:

• Newly Discovered Fossils From China Shed Light On Common Ancestry Of Monkeys, Apes And Humans
• New Fossil Snake With Legs, Reported In Science

Posted March 16, 2000:

• Researchers Discover Fossils Of Tiny, Thumb-Length Primates

Posted February 28, 2000:

• Fossil Discovery Has Implications For Patterns Of Evolution

Posted February 3, 2000:

• Ice Age Clothing Said To Be More Advanced Than Previously Thought

Posted January 26, 2000:

• We Are Not Alone Or Are We?

Posted January 18, 2000:

• Children's Sorting Of Mastodon Debris-In-A-Bag Could Help Explain Climate Change 12,000 Years Ago, Cornell Scientists Hope

Posted January 10, 2000:

• Big Bang Theory Of Human Evolution?

Posted December 15, 1999:

• Paleobarometers On The Wing: Fossil Mayflies Can Be Used To "Weigh" Ancient Atmospheres, Cornell Geologist Says

Posted November 15, 1999:

• Giant Plant-Eating Dinosaur Found; Two Cast Skeletons To Be Unveiled

Posted October 22, 1999:

• Discovery Of Oldest Dinosaur Bones Reported In Science

Posted October 15, 1999:

• Primitive Primate Makes The Case For Asian Anthropoid Origins

Posted October 5, 1999:

• Brookhaven Lab Expert Helps Date Flute Thought To Be Oldest Playable Musical Instrument

Posted September 3, 1999:

• Jurassic Period Mammal Teeth Found -- Prevailing Theories Challenged

Posted August 31, 1999:

• Primate Genus Sheds Light On Great Ape And Human Origins

Posted August 18, 1999:

• Geologists At UNC-CH Discover State's "Most Spectacular" Fossils

Posted August 3, 1999:

• Nearby Supernova May Have Caused Mini-Extinction, Scientists Say

Posted June 25, 1999:

• Dinosaur Fossils Reveal Evolution's Big Picture, Says Paleontologist

Posted June 18, 1999:

• UF Professor, Dutch Researchers Develop New Global Warming Tracking

Posted June 17, 1999:

• Discovery Of New Bird Species In China, Oldest Beak Shows Evolution Complexity

Posted June 7, 1999:

• Gone But Not Forgotten: Bring Back North American Elephants

Posted May 14, 1999:

• Theropods Caught In Their Tracks -- Fossil Footprints Show Foot-Movement Similarity In Dinosaurs And Birds

Posted April 23, 1999:

• New Species Of Human Ancestor

Posted April 22, 1999:

• Earliest Modern Tree Lived 360-345 Million Years Ago

Posted April 12, 1999:

• New Findings On Primitive Shark Contradicts Current View Of Jaw Evolution

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