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 News & Web Pages
Utah paleontologist uncovers, rebuilds dinosaur fossils piece by piece
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (100+ words) KUTV CBS 2 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Salt Lake City and nearby towns and communities in the Great Salt Lake area, including Jordan…...
The creationists who think dinosaurs are dragons
43+ min ago (73+ words) As seen in "Department of Truth" #36-38. Department of Truth #36, Image Comics Department of Truth #37, Image Comics AIPT Science is co-presented by AIPT and the New York City Skeptics. Marvel to launch Midnight Universe August 2026 turning heroes into nightmares Jubilee and…...
New dinosaur weighing as much as 9 elephants identified by scientists
45+ min ago (382+ words) May 15, 2026 / 12: 32 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much as nine adult elephants. The long-necked herbivore stretched 88 feet and weighed about 27 tons, according…...
New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (321+ words) By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of some bones at the edge of a pond in Thailand a decade ago has led to the identification of a new type...
Meet the Shoebill Stork, the Bird That Looks Almost Prehistoric
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (802+ words) Home " Animals " Meet the Shoebill Stork, the Bird That Looks Almost Prehistoric There's a bird standing somewhere deep in the papyrus swamps of Central Africa right now, completely motionless, staring at the water with the quiet intensity of something that…...
Dinosaur Day - primary assembly resources
2+ hour ago (1078+ words) To learn about dinosaurs, palaeontology, and the ancient natural history of Earth and to consider the evolution of life on our planet and how fossils help us to understand the history of dinosaurs. Dinosaur Day is celebrated on 1 June every…...
A Man Spotted Strange-Looking Rocks Near a Pond in Thailand. They Turned Out to Be the Bones of a Massive New Dinosaur Species
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (627+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Paleontologists in Thailand have identified a new dinosaur'and it may be the largest one ever unearthed in Southeast Asia. Named'Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the long-necked, plant-eating behemoth likely stretched more than 88 feet long and…...
Scientists Find Fossils Of Southeast Asia's Giant Dinosaur In Thailand
3+ hour ago (376+ words) Scientists have discovered the remains of the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia in present-day Thailand. The massive plant-eating dinosaur, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, lived around 113 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and is believed to have grown nearly 90 feet (27 meters)…...
Meet Nagatitan: Largest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (1179+ words) Stylized life reconstruction of Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis gen. et. sp. nov. within the arid floodplains of late Early Cretaceous Aptian'Albian Thailand illustrated by Patchanop Boonsai. (CREDIT: Scientific Reports) A front leg bone nearly as tall as a person lay buried beside…...
Experts continue search after dinosaur discovery
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (265+ words) Following the state's first evidence of a dinosaur in the southern Eifel region, experts are examining the recovered material for possible further interesting finds. So far, only 20 percent of the rock has been examined. The discovery of the more than…...