Paleontology, the study of prehistoric organisms, relies almost entirely on the fossilized remains of extinct plants and animals. We look at what’s left of their bones or the imprints left by leaves ...

It’s no secret that Arizona holds more wonders than just the Grand Canyon. It has many other wonderful and wild things to behold. Today we bring you news of a new free museum in Williams, Arizona, ...

Two words say it all: “fossilized feces.” And tourists usually like anything free. “We aim to provide a one-of-a-kind experience that promises laughter, fascination, and a pile of the unexpected,” ...

For tens of millions of years, dinosaurs dominated the planet – by not being finicky eaters. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature sheds some new light on how that came to be, and the ...

It may be one of the most unusual exhibits you'll ever come across; a collection of fossilized dinosaur fecal matter. To make more interesting, it's on loan from Florida's Poozeum and currently on ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaur's diets allowed them to dominate the planet. The analysis of hundreds of ...

(CN) — Millions of years ago ancient reptiles, amphibians and mammals placidly occupied the top of Earth’s ecosystem until omnivorous dinosaurs usurped them. According to new research, the key to ...

Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaur's diets allowed them to dominate the planet. Researchers have conducted ...

What can fossilized poop tell us about prehistoric life? A surprising amount, it turns out. A new study, published in the journal Geobiology, reveals that ancient feces—known as coprolites—can ...

As a graduate student, Karen Chin worked on a dinosaur dig site in Montana with the renowned paleontologist Jack Horner. Her job was to cut thin sections from fossilized skeletons in order to analyze ...