The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

The Horned Serpent panel artwork hints at ancient dicynodonts, suggesting Indigenous knowledge of paleontology.‌ ‌

A new study reveals that an El Niño weather pattern in the world’s major ocean added to climate chaos and led to extinctions spreading across the globe.

Cinnamon, the capybara, breaks free from Hoo Zoo, prompting mass search efforts to locate the timid creature.‌

Tusked animal depicted in rock art doesn’t match any modern species

Academic who coined the word presenteesim says ‘micromanagers’ will not attract talent and may harm productivity

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World is launching a major search for Cinnamon after receiving new information after a public appeal

Zoo’s appeal urges members of public not to try and capture the ‘beloved’ animal themselves

Around 252 million years ago, the world suddenly heated up. Over a geologically brief period of tens of thousands of years, 90% of species were wiped out. Even insects, which are rarely touched by such events, suffered catastrophic losses. The Permian-Triassic mass extinction, as it’s known, was the greatest of…

Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark