Paleontology

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Jonathan Tennant is a paleontologist and science communicator noted for research, outreach, and digital engagement around dinosaur science and evolutionary biology. This profile...

Science

A new dinosaur is identified when paleontologists describe a species that was previously unknown to science. This process depends on finding sufficient fossil material, comparin...

science-nature

Fossilized dinosaur egg embryos are dinosaur embryos preserved inside fossilized eggs, offering a rare window into early growth and development millions of years ago. These spec...

dinosaurs

Barry the dinosaur refers to a notable fossil specimen that has become a recognizable name in paleontology and popular culture. Often treated as an evergreener profile subject,...

Science & Research

The connection between dinosaurs and fire is an evolving area of study that examines how natural fire regimes shaped Cretaceous and Jurassic landscapes. Evidence from fossil cha...

science-nature

The question of the oldest turtle refers to the earliest fossil specimens that preserve definitive turtle characteristics: a bony shell, a rigid torso enclosed by the rib cage,...

prehistoric canids

Dire wolves (Canis dirus) were large Pleistocene carnivores whose adult size typically falls within a measurable, research-based range. On average, adult dire wolves stood about...

Science

A fossilized embryo is a preserved early-stage individual of an ancient animal, captured in rock before or shortly after death. These specimens illuminate how embryos developed...

animal-comparison

The terms dire wolf and wolf commonly appear together, yet they refer to distinct animals separated by deep evolutionary history. The dire wolf ( Smilodon nebrascensis sensu lat...