Search fossil research and resources
Built by domain specialists
4Paleontology is a focused search engine and resource hub for anyone working with or interested in paleontology. We combine multiple indexes, institutional catalogs, curated vendor lists, and AI tools to surface literature, specimen records, field guides, and news that general search engines often miss. Use the site to search research papers, museum collections, field methods, fossil sellers with provenance data, and educational resources. Our team includes search architects, experienced users, and paleontology specialists who help tune relevance for scientific and field needs. Part of the 4SEARCH network of topic specific search engines.
Latest Articles
State Bond Proceeds to Finance Museum Improvements at La Brea Tar Pits
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (538+ words) LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A state financing institution has closed a $236.03 million revenue bond for the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation, providing dollars to support a transformational project at the La Bea Tar Pits. On Friday, Gov. Gavin…...
David Mann as a child at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (49+ words) Daring to leave the cosmic shore. Explore related images: People of space exploration, Scientist, Space topics You are here: Home > Space Images Go Long March! Go Chang'e-4! Cygnus captured by the ISS 3D Anaglyph of Conamara Chaos, Europa Mutual event of…...
Here Be Dragons: Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (861+ words) Atlas Obscura Here Be Dragons: Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes The Hunt-Lenox globe is the second-oldest surviving terrestrial globe and also the oldest known globe to depict the Americas. The globe is covered in hidden details, including…...
A 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (175+ words) Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago have revealed a surprise hiding in plain sight: four previously unrecognized bones from a giant Cretaceous mosasaur. Among them is the first confirmed premaxilla—the frontmost bone of the upper jaw—ever…...
Family Finds Rare Megalodon Tooth Hidden Inside a Rock on New Jersey Beach
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (31+ words) A family beach outing turned into an unforgettable trip through prehistoric history when a Pennsylvania family discovered a large, intact megalodon tooth hidden inside a rock on a New Jersey beach....
Chickens, tortoises unearthed at library's Dino Day
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (265+ words) Daniel Boone Regional Library hosted Dino Day, a theme from its summer reading: “Unearth a Story.” On Friday, the friends room at the Columbia Public Library was full of chickens, tortoises and facts about dinosaurs from GiGi’s House and Traveling…...
Argentina Just Found a 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg, and Scientists Think It Might Still Have a Baby Inside
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (598+ words) It survived 70 million years underground, and when paleontologists finally uncovered it live on camera, they realized this egg might be the only one of its kind ever found on the continent. Argentine paleontologists have uncovered a nearly intact 70-million-year-old fossilized…...
Big Sara the allosaurus roars into Kimmeridge museum
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (1367+ words) A 150 million year old dinosaur has found a new home on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, after Big Sara the allosaurus moved into the Etches Museum at Kimmeridge. Big Sara has become the newest and largest addition to The Etches Collection’s fossil…...
Duckbilled Dinosaur Fossil Saved From A Sinkhole At Makoshika State Park Near Miles City
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (429+ words) In general speaking terms, the western part of the state of Montana gets a good portion of the attention. I mean, the Rocky Mountains are beautiful, and Glacier Park is something like nowhere else in the world. But the eastern…...
Nature Today | AI helps beachcombers identify fossils
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (368+ words) AI helps beachcombers identify fossils Nature Today AI helps beachcombers identify fossils To lend experts a helping hand, researchers developed smart computer models (so-called convolutional neural networks, or CNNs). Naturalis has extensive experience with this technology: the institute aims to…...