Brian Switek
Dozens of new species found in Chinese fossil site provide window into ancient life
Fossil-packed sites like the Burgess Shale in Canada have revealed the unique nature of early animals around 508 million years ...
Why did dinosaurs thrive for so long, while other ancient species faced extinction?
Everybody knows about the K/Pg Mass Extinction. As soon as we learn about dinosaurs, and demand to know why we ...
Before T. rex, 30-foot-long Dynamoterror and Lythronax ruled the American southwest
Tyrannosaurs often bear fierce names. Aside from the “tyrant lizard” Tyrannosaurus itself, there’s the “monstrous murderer” Teratophoneus, the “frightful lizard” Daspletosaurus, and the “gore ...
‘Evolution of hugeness’: Massive dinosaurs appeared more than once in earth’s history
[T]he remains of an unusually-large-for-its-time dinosaur found in Argentina provides new insight into the evolution of hugeness—and suggest that the ...
Prehistoric skull suggests our prehistoric cousins were ‘monsters’
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What did man’s best friend look like before wolves appeared?
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How ancient mammal spurred war between paleontologists
I’m not sure why I’m so taken with Uintatherium and its relatives. Maybe it’s because poorly-made models of the beast ...
Bizarre new insect-like fossil found in Canada
Following hot on the heels – or is that fins? – of the filter-feeder Aegirocassis– Yawunik kootenayi is the latest ancient ...
Newly discovered ancient mammal had some surprising traits
Mesozoic mammals were fascinating little beasts. They burrowed, climbed, glided, and swam through the Age of Dinosaurs, not as underdogs ...
Is evolution actually halted in ‘living fossils’?
One late spring weekend a few years back, my wife and I drove out to Delaware to see an amazingly ...
Video: Can we ever create a real-life Jurassic Park?
For the Jurassic Park fans out there, let's be honest, most of us have considered the question Q asks, "Do ...
Fossils tell of mammals’ rough road to survival
When the asteroid slammed into prehistoric Mexico and drew the curtain on the Cretaceous, dinosaurs did not fare very well. All ...