Paleontology
Paleontology: The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms. The study existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments. Body fossils and trace fossils are the principal types of evidence about ancient life, and geochemical evidence has helped to decipher the evolution of life before there were organisms large enough to leave body fossils.
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MAR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 14, 2021
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
FEB 24, 2021
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 31, 2021
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
JAN 29, 2021
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Plants & Animals
JAN 27, 2021
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
JAN 10, 2021
Recent work has suggested that saber tooth tigers aren't the terrifying predators they seem to have been; they may have
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JAN 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
JAN 03, 2021
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge
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DEC 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
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Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe
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Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2020
Plants & Animals
DEC 22, 2020
Just a few million years ago, a prehistoric crocodile that was more than 16 feet long was the king of swamps in southwes
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