#Paleontology

Paleontologists from Fundación Dinópolis have identified the first confirmed fossils of the genus Diplodocus found outside North America.

Fossil eggshells believed to be from some of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived have been found in a surprisingly cool climate far from the equator. But those titanosaurs were too big to sit on their eggs.…

Ive been reading a bit lately and stumbled across some theories suggesting ornithischians may stem from silesauridae. I found it interesting especially since silesaurus usually arent considered dinosaurs.…

Apologies if this is better suited for another sub, but does anyone have recommendations for a good series or YouTube channel on evolutionary anthropology? I watched Paleo analysis's "The Complete History of Earth" and thoroughly enjoyed it.…

I understand Richard Owen ghost wrote quite a final number on him there. 1852. submitted by /u/GoodGoodGoody [link] [comments]

Often, adults or other classmates question how I'm going to make money trying to be a paleontologist. I want to clarify that I live in Argentina, so I'm aware that I live in a country where there are many opportunities for this career.…

It has a really precise 90 degree cut out on the tip, if anyone knows what it is then my daughter and I would be happy to hear. submitted by /u/stochastic-fantastic [link] [comments]

Probably one of my favorite prehistoric fish because of how bizarre it is. submitted by /u/DarthCarno28 [link] [comments]

How do paleontologists distinguish between premolars and molars in the fossilized skull of a mature mammal when the PM and M are superficially similar and there is no information about deciduous teeth in that animal?…

https://youtu.be/cdk6rjB_cJE Hello everybody! I'm really enjoying this new series on my channel where I not only talk about dinosaurs and extinct animals but also build my park with peoples suggestions and community :) We now have an intro for the series…

My favorite prehistoric animals are marine reptiles and i really want to find some more books about them. im already reading "ocean life in the time of the dinosaurs" and i have the book "oceans of kansas" and im looking for more books to read.…

Kank australis is a newly discovered species of raptor-like dinosaur that lived in Patagonia. From national geographic science https://www.discovermagazine.com/this-70-million-year-old-dinosaur-looked-like-a-raptor-but-may-have-fished-like-a-heron-49169…

Are there any universities in the US or Japan famous for theropod research? In Korea, paleontology is a non-mainstream field, so there are no places to study it. submitted by /u/Dry-Instruction-549 [link] [comments]

Since it was a cirrate octopus and some large species of modern citrate can move like this on the seafloor submitted by /u/SkepticOwlz [link] [comments]

Introduction & Methodology Since Barbatteius vremiri is known exclusively from a single holotype specimen, establishing the upper size limits of the species requires statistical modeling.…

So hey, hi. I am 25 F, and I love collecting stones. When I was young, I hated studying and all, but now I am very interested in evolution, fossils, dinosaurs, and stones. Like you know different coloured stones yeah I love them and I collect them.…

Alamosaurus has earned a lot of press as ‘’the biggest dinosaur to walk the north american continent at 50-60 tonnes” and then others say “nah its more like 30 tonnes.” so the point of this post will be to go over the giant material and clear up the…

Early expansions of hominins out of Africa (Link to the page) Ive just recently started researching my ancestry and it opened a whole new hobby for me, Ive started reading a lot of books and keeping notes of prehistory.…

A new raptor-like dinosaur from some 70 million years ago that ate fish and behaved like modern herons has been unearthed from southern Patagonia.…

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