Tag: paleontology
March 27, 2023
Beaver Fossil Named After Buc-ee’s
A new species of ancient beaver that was rediscovered by researchers in The University of Texas at Austin’s fossil collections has been named after Buc-ee’s,…
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2023
Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Patagonia
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous,…
Read MoreJune 7, 2022
UT Paleontologists Create Fossilization Board Game
A new board game created by paleontologists at The University of Texas at Austin challenges players to protect, preserve, and unearth Jurassic fossils – and…
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Social Networking for Fossils Shows Community Impacts of Mass Extinctions
By applying an algorithm akin to what Facebook uses to make friend suggestions, researchers have identified communities of ancient life in the fossil record and…
Read MoreDecember 8, 2021
World’s Largest Pterosaur Leaped Aloft to Fly
With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky. But known from only a…
Read MoreJuly 7, 2020
Famous ‘Jurassic Park’ Dinosaur is Less Lizard, More Bird
From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie “Jurassic Park,” where…
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Egg from Antarctica is Big and Might Belong to an Extinct Sea Lizard
In 2011, Chilean scientists discovered a mysterious fossil in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football. For nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and…
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
World’s Oldest Bug is Fossil Millipede from Scotland
A 425-million-year-old millipede fossil from the Scottish island of Kerrera is the world’s oldest “bug” — older than any known fossil of an insect, arachnid…
Read MoreMay 13, 2020
Microscopic Feather Features Reveal Fossil Birds’ Colors and Explain Why Cassowaries Shine
Cassowaries are big flightless birds with blue heads and dinosaur-looking feet; they look like emus that time forgot, and they’re objectively terrifying. They’re also, along…
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
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