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Microdocodon gracilis fossil
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A flexible bone that helps mammals chew dates back to the Jurassic Period
A flexible bone that helps with chewing may have helped give rise to the Age of Mammals, a new fossil shows.
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, July 18, 2019
Elektorornis chenguangi
News in Brief | Paleontology
An ancient bird found encased in amber had a bizarrely long toe
By Carolyn Gramling | 11:00am, July 11, 2019
a photo of a crocodile with its mouth open
News | Paleontology
Some ancient crocodiles may have chomped on plants instead of meat
By Carolyn Wilke | 11:02am, June 27, 2019
Eocoracias brachyptera bird fossil
News | Paleontology
Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time
By Carolyn Gramling | 7:01pm, June 25, 2019
artist's rendering of Arctic hyenas
News | Paleontology
Hyenas roamed the Arctic during the last ice age
By Nicoletta Lanese | 6:00am, June 18, 2019
Diplodocus in Smithsonian fossil hall
Exhibit | Paleontology
The Smithsonian’s ‘Deep Time’ exhibit gives dinosaurs new life
By Carolyn Gramling | 12:17pm, June 04, 2019
saber-toothed cat skulls
News in Brief | Paleontology
Fossils reveal saber-toothed cats may have pierced rivals’ skulls
By John Pickrell | 7:00am, May 31, 2019
fish fossil
News in Brief | Paleontology
A 50-million-year-old fossil captures a swimming school of fish
By Carolyn Wilke | 7:05pm, May 28, 2019
red pigment in mouse fossil
News in Brief | Paleontology
Signs of red pigment were spotted in a fossil for the first time
By Carolyn Gramling | 5:00am, May 21, 2019
Mussaurus patagonicus
News | Paleontology
This early sauropod went from walking on four legs to two as it grew
By John Pickrell | 5:00am, May 20, 2019
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