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.
What's Popular in Paleontology
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DEC 10, 2018Plants & Animals
DEC 10, 2018With as much excavating as paleontologists do, it’s no surprise that they’re always happening upon new fossilized discoveries that tell untold...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
SEP 06, 2018The human genome was once estimated to contain 50,000 to 90,000 genes; that number has been revised steadily downward....Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2018Plants & Animals
SEP 03, 2018Dinosaur evolution is a hot topic in the scientific community because it can help us understand how and why modern animals came to be. Unfortunately, it&rs...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
AUG 06, 2018The isolation of islands can have a powerful effect on the genetics of the residents....Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Microbiology
JUL 12, 2018In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted....Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
DEC 10, 2018
With as much excavating as paleontologists do, it’s no surprise that they’re always happening upon new fossilized discoveries that tell untold...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 06, 2018
The human genome was once estimated to contain 50,000 to 90,000 genes; that number has been revised steadily downward....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
SEP 03, 2018
Dinosaur evolution is a hot topic in the scientific community because it can help us understand how and why modern animals came to be. Unfortunately, it&rs...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 06, 2018
The isolation of islands can have a powerful effect on the genetics of the residents....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Microbiology
JUL 12, 2018
In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
JUN 20, 2018
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The amber, a tree resin known for preservin...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
APR 11, 2018
Fossils often speak volumes about the physical features and lifestyles of some of the world’s earliest-known forms of life. On the other hand, scient...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
MAR 13, 2018
During the late-Jurassic period, a winged dinosaur known to the scientific community as Archaeopteryx walked the Earth. Despite sporting wings, however, no...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
MAR 05, 2018
Fossils are ancient relics of our early world, and they can reveal a lot about life before people. Fortunately, scientists seem to uncover them frequently,...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
