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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SEP 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 17, 2021
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
AUG 30, 2021
The first animals that were ancestors of whales are thought to have been deer-like mammals that could walk on land about
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
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Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S
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Written By:
Samantha Lott
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Plants & Animals
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Professor Elizabeth C. Turner of Laurentian University may have discovered the oldest animal fossil ever, as reported in
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Carmen Leitch
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