Trundling toward Extinction
A new study investigates what killed the Midwest's last mastodons
Laelaps
Following the fossil trail through evolution, extinction, and survival
Valley of the Mastodons
A unique conference takes a new look at a neglected Ice Age beast.
Paleo Profile: The Crested Thief
A new dinosaur from China has a familiar look.
A Fossil Bird in the Hand...
Tiny bones reveal an unexpected fossil bird
Paleo Profile: The Elephant Bird Mimic
A fossil foot gives away a new dinosaur species
Hot to Trot
A new analysis of ancient protomammals refines our understanding of when our ancestors started to run hot
Paleo Profile: Currie's Alberta Hunter
Sometimes a single bone can give away the presence of an unknown dinosaur
Paleo Profile: The Crown Tooth
A 30-million-year-old whale reveals how filter feeding came before baleen
On the Trail of a Dinosaur Sail
A mysterious skeleton in Venice is a reminder how important it is to take good field notes
Nothing but the Tooth
Our favorite carnivorous dinosaurs probably weren't as skilled at killing prey as we expect
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