Tag: Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory
April 22, 2026
Ben Kligman Leads Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections
Ben Kligman recently joined the Jackson School of Geosciences as the Curator in Charge of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections and an…
Read MoreJune 27, 2023
Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils Are a Texas First
A team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has filled a major gap in the state’s fossil record – describing the…
Read MoreMarch 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 MoreDecember 10, 2021
Dec 17: Join us Live for a Mystery Fossil Unwrapping
Thousands of fossils remain under wraps at The University of Texas at Austin waiting for paleontologists to open them up and discover their identity. The…
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 MoreOctober 28, 2021
Breaking the “Mummy’s Curse”
The challenge of turning mummified rodent remains into useful scientific specimens
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021
Texas Fossil Helps Clarify Alligator Family Tree
Families are complicated. For members of the Alligatoridae family, which includes living caimans and alligators – this is especially true. They are closely related, but…
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 MoreSeptember 22, 2016
New Species of Ancient Texas Reptile Offers Clues to Evolution of Dinosaurs
A newly described species of extinct reptile that roamed Texas more than 200 million years ago had a strikingly dome-shaped head with a very thick…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2015
Extinct Species of Pig-Snouted Turtle Unearthed in Utah
Researchers have discovered a species of extinct pig-nose turtle that lived alongside dinosaurs and fills a gap in understanding the evolution of turtles. “Anatomically,…
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