Someone who is fascinated by the flora, fauna and creatures of the distant past and who is inspired by the wonder of nature might consider studying paleontology. Paleontology focuses on the many ...

During the Jurassic period, sharp-toothed flying reptiles with the wingspan of a modern golden eagle soared through the skies ...

The research has shed light on the emergence of large dinosaurs and their geographic spread, as well as the role of ...

A study of fossilized feces and vomit attempts to piece together why dinosaurs were so evolutionarily successful.

While it is not quite as big as a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, fossilized poop can help paleontologists recreate lost worlds.

Scientists have created a bio-inspired control system to model plesiosaur swimming, solving the long-debated "four-wing ...

Scans of fossilized feces have revealed what the early members of this iconic species ate to help them take over the world.

Paleontologists have revealed a new species of armored dinosaur with a "tail club" that served as a weapon.

Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were neighbors some 1.5 million years ago ...

When you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, paleontologist is a common answer. Dr. Lindsey Zanno is a paleontologist with expertise in cretaceous therapods like the t-rex or the ...