Harbin Fossil Belongs to #Denisovan Population, Two New Studies Suggest.
The famous ‘Harbin cranium’ dates back to at least 146,000 years ago and was previously assigned to a new species, Homo longi.
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/denisovan-harbin-cranium-14003.html #fossils #globalmuseum #Paleontology #Paleoanthropology
We can finally put a face to the Denisovans. The first skull identified as such has been found. http://archive.today/bAYCf #paleontology #fossils
Get ready for a fossil-filled summer with the Alberta Palaeontological Society!
On Saturday, September 6th, join a walking tour of Calgary buildings clad in fossil-rich Tyndall stone. See ancient corals, nautiloids, and more, right in the heart of the city.
https://albertapaleo.org/events/fieldtrips for more information and to register!
Get ready for a fossil-filled summer with the Alberta Palaeontological Society!
August 15 - 17 takes us to Montana’s Grasshopper Glacier and Beartooth Butte. Trek to (hopefully!) find extinct grasshoppers entombed in ice, then hike to an ancient Devonian fish site with breathtaking views and fascinating geology.
https://albertapaleo.org/events/fieldtrips for more information and to register!
Get ready for a fossil-filled summer with the Alberta Palaeontological Society!
On Saturday, July 12th, explore a dinosaur bonebed eroding along a southern Alberta reservoir. We’ll also visit a nearby dam where dinosaur footprints are exposed in boulders - perfect for fossil lovers of all ages!
https://albertapaleo.org/events/fieldtrips for more information and to register!
Get ready for a fossil-filled summer with the Alberta Palaeontological Society!
On Saturday, July 5th, visit the world-famous K/Pg Boundary site near Huxley with geologist Tako Koning. This single-day trip explores the layer that marks the end of the dinosaurs and a turning point in Earth’s history.
https://albertapaleo.org/events/fieldtrips for more information and to register!
Face to face with a #Mesolithic woman from the #Meuse Valley, 10,500 years ago. She was one of the Western European hunter-gatherers with a slightly lighter skin than Cheddar Man (the Indigenous Briton).
#fossils #bioarchaeology #reconstruction #anthropology #palaeogenomics
A giant, strong-jawed #salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East Tennessee State University, scientists now better understand how it helped shape Appalachian #amphibian diversity.
https://elizabethton.com/2025/06/16/etsu-fossil-discovery-reveals-giant-ancient-salamander/?utm_source=globalmuseum #fossils
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists from the UK and Romania have found evidence of cancer in a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil - a Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus. The cow-sized herbivore, which lived in what is now Romania, showed signs of a tumour in its jaw.
https://www.ndtv.com/science/dinosaur-fossil-with-cancer-offers-new-clues-for-human-treatment-say-scientists-8664584 #dinosaurs #fossils #cancer
"Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen and met their untimely demise since the Pleistocene. Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a stunning record of the species that have long roamed the area. The mammalian fossils left behind shed light on the climate, food sources and migration patterns of these species from earlier eras."
A new dinosaur ichnotaxon, Ruopodosaurus clava, has been named by Dr. Victoria Arbour and team. Found near Tumbler Ridge, BC, the tracks likely belong to an unknown ankylosaurid and are identified by having just three toes. This is a rare find that may shed light on the ankylosaurid hiatus in North America.
The full paper can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2025.2451319!
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #ankylosaur #newpaper #bc #britishcolumbia
#ab #alberta
Currently watching the final episode of #WalkingWithDinosaursII . For some reason the animation quality is much better.
Although, the narration is still somewhat irritatingly mawkish.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002csp8/walking-with-dinosaurs-series-1-6-island-of-giants
#dinosaurs #BBC #fossils #paleontology
Yes, this #Hyphalosaurus #Fossil REALLY DOES exist, and it is on the cover of our new book, written by Dr Dean Lomax and illustrated by me (Columbia University Press). Read all about it and 49 other amazing fossils (not all #Dinosaurs) that tell us about the behaviour of #PrehistoricAnimals. Pre-order on Amazon now!
New review: King Tyrant offers a grounded, fact-based overview of the scientific consensus on all things T. rex that is both brilliantly executed and beautifully illustrated.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Fossils #Evolution #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #Tyrannosaurusrex #Trex #Scicomm @markwitton @princetonupress @princetonnature @bookstodon
Fossils found in 1970s are most recent ancestor of tyrannosaurs, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/11/tyrannosaurs-new-species-fossils-mongolia #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #Evolution #Mongolia #Fossils #Science
Sand dollar #fossils? in Upheaval Canyon.
Scientists use fossils to assess the health of Florida's largest remaining seagrass bed
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-scientists-fossils-health-florida-largest.html
Dinosaurs are taking over PBS! 
Tune in for Dino Week starting June 16th with the Walking with Dinosaurs series premiere, NOVA, NATURE, Secrets of the Dead, Be Smart, Monstrum, and Eons.
Just me hanging with some 350 million yo plants on the shores of the Bay of Fundy. #fossils #botany #NewBrunswick #plants #nature
And this new paper on SE Asia #Pleistocene #hominin dispersal on the Madura Strait #fossils (fish, reptiles, mammal, H erectus)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950236525000143
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