2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (489+ words) Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often not complete and the subtlety of differences…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (364+ words) Stony Brook researcher suggests that investigating anatomical traits that don’t change over an animal’s lifetime is key; findings published in the journal Paleobiology Napoli’s research revealed that both methods failed to reproduce the correct classification for the living alligator specimens,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (390+ words) Stony Brook paleontologist co-authors Nature paper that provides evidence Nanotyrannus was not a teenage T. rex Using growth rings, spinal fusion data and developmental anatomy, the research team demonstrated that the specimen was around 20 years old and physically mature when it…...