Paleontology

There has been quite a competition to find the oldest fossils on Earth. Many scientists have spent many years looking for them because they tell the beginnings of the story of evolution and reveal when life began on Earth. There…
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Carbon is one of the most common elements on Earth, and is one of the building blocks of every living thing. There is, however, more than one kind of carbon. An ordinary carbon atom has six protons and six neutrons…
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Over the years many theories have been offered. Some thought the dinosaurs grew big because of the richer oxygen content in the atmosphere. But the evidence only supports that theory for insects like the prehistoric centipedes and dragonflies. Others like…
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There has been a major discovery in the science world. The paper was published in Geology, a journal that monthly publishes more than 20 short papers covering all the earth sciences and offers readers the lastest and hottest topics. Entitled…
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The Ornithischia order of dinosaurs is a classification of herbivorous creatures that thrived throughout the Mesozoic era beginning over 200 million years ago. The ornithischia family of dinosaurs includes many well known dinosaurs such as the Stegosaur, and the Triceratops,…
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Some paleontologists have spent careers tromping around many of the most inhospitable places on Earth seeking the elusive perfect dinosaur fossil. Now a workman—a busy oil sands worker in Alberta, Canada—literally bumped into the momentous discovery: a perfectly fossilized ankylosaur…
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Following the devastating impact of a miles wide asteroid with the Earth 65 million years ago the race of dinosaurs went extinct, right? Not so, says a research team at the University of Alberta, Canada.   New dating method raises…
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A friend and I were discussing extinct megafauna not too long ago, and after reading an article on the breathtaking Brontoscorpio he tilted his head slightly and said rather longingly, “I wish they could bring some of these animals back,…
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Since its development by J. R. Arnold and W. F. Libby in 1949, radiocarbon dating has proved a valuable resource in dating some archeological and paleontological remains. This form of dating requires some form of previously living matter such as…
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The Ice Age lasted around one hundred thousand years from about 110,000 to 10,000 years ago. The ice grew and retreated over this time but the largest extent of ice glaciers was around 18,000 years ago. The ice covered most…
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