The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP), an international organization of 2,200 members, has urged Louisiana legislators to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act, sometimes referred to as the creation law, and to “prohibit the injection of religious content in America’s public school classrooms.” The SVP is one of numerous scientific organizations to publicly oppose the law, including the National Association of Biology Teachers, American Institute of Biological Sciences, and the...Read Full Story
Paleontology is as we know it is the study of ancient llife . Paleontology has reached a new and powerfull potential in the 21 first century , but what did the Romans or Greeks do when they found these monstrous bones of the creatures that lived before them?They used there imagination ! Thats why we have stories of Cyclopes and sea serpents being defeated by brave and heroic heroes . The Roman General Quintus came to Tangeir , Morocco around 81B.C and was told by the the people of...Read Full Story
A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles described this week by University of Florida researchers in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology was likely a food source for Titanoboa, the largest snake the world has ever known.
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VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, ESPECIALLY OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES, IN CHINA Eric
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What is the Paleontology Option in Earth Sciences? The Paleontology Option offers students a general geology degree with an emphasis in paleontology. ...Read Full Story
That Erna Butler had cancer came as quite a shock to both her and those who knew her best. "She had no symptoms whatsoever and passed just weeks after her diagnosis," said her daughter, Nancy Accetta.
The Florida Museum of Natural History is hosting “Ask a Paleontologist” events from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12, March 4, April 15 and May 6. Florida Museum vertebrate paleontology collections manager Richard Hulbert and Florida Museum ...
Hailed as a "first ever" discovery in dinosaur science, a Canadian paleontologist has used fossilized skin rather than bone to differentiate between two species of hadrosaurs — also known as duck-billed dinosaurs — from Alberta and Mongolia.
(PhysOrg.com) -- 66 million years ago, the fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus crenatissimus prowled the semi-arid lowlands of Madagascar. Its powerful jaws bristled with bladelike teeth, and its strong legs terminated in formidable claws. Not even its own kin were safe, for given the chance, Majungasaurus was known to engage in cannibalism. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology shows that there was one...
The discovery may also shed light on a huge collection of dinosaur eggs that Montana college students are analyzing in a related three-year collaboration with China, said Jackson and associate professor of paleontology David Varricchio. Jackson ...