long before dinosaurs, earth was ruled by oceans filled with bizarre creatures and landscapes that barely resemble the world ...

The vomit likely came from one of two potential carnivorous dinosaur species. Approximately 290 million years ago, a carnivorous dinosaur stomping around present-day Germany had a tummy ache. The ...

The curious minds at What If let you live through the entire Paleozoic Era, exploring the dramatic shifts in life, climate, ...

A research team led by Academician Jin Zhijun from the Institute of Energy, Peking University, has revealed how interactions between Earth's tectonic activity and astronomical cycles jointly shaped ...

New research conducted by paleontologists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the CNRS (France) documents the earliest occurrence of a fossilized regurgitation ...

Washington, D.C.–Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex–structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide–are present in ...

Scientists offered a strong link Thursday between the "Great Dying," when most life on Earth was wiped out 250 million years ago, and a massive asteroid strike in what is now the ocean near Australia.

The end-Paleozoic witnessed the most devastating mass extinction in Earth's history so far, killing the majority of species and profoundly shaping the evolutionary history of the survivors.

For this reading guide, we're just looking at the sections of the chapters about rocks. The topic guide on Paleozoic Life picks up the sections of the chapters on critters. The topic guide organizes ...

The late Paleozoic ice age (LPIA) began in the Mississippian period (Visean-Serpukhovian) and is associated with a global mass extinction. This study examines how the development of high-amplitude ...

To understand how extant viruses interact with their hosts, we need a historical framework of their evolutionary association. Akin to retrovirus or hepadnavirus viral fossils present in eukaryotic ...

Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex -- structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide -- are present in abundance in ...