Paleontology
Paleontology
Evidence of the union of two supercontinents
Calcareous rocks in the northeastern state of Maranhão contain fossil records of the oldest plant groups in Brazil
By Redação
Paleontology
Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million
An auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art
By Redação
Paleontology
The first beaked bird
A bird that lived between 95 million and 84 million years ago is helping scientists learn how the beak evolved
By Redação
paleontology
Fossils on the move
3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of dinosaurs
By Diego Freire
PALEOBIOLOGY
More than met the eye
Fossilized burrows suggest complex organisms arose before the Cambrian
Geology
Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought
Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought
By Redação
Paleontology
Bacteria that preserve fossils
The action of microorganisms may help preserve fragments of soft tissue
PALEONTOLOGY
Reptile controversy
Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts
archaeology
Bones removed from a mastodon suggest that there were hominids in California 130,000 years ago
Bones suggest that there were hominids in California 130,000 years ago
By Redação
Paleontology
Animals of Paraná
Fossils indicate the existence of fauna that lived 40 million years ago
Paleontology
Reclassifying Dinosaurs
New proposal rearranges several dinosaurs on the family tree
By Redação
PALEONTOLOGY
Shelter for giants
Paleoburrows in Minas Gerais may have been built by primitive ground sloths
Paleontology
Dinosaur feathers preserved in amber
Amber preserved the feathered tail of a small dinosaur
By Redação
Paleontology
Two pre-mammals in southern Brazil
Two new species of cynodonts were described in the science literature
By Redação
PALEONTOLOGY
Inside fossils
Computed tomography permits detailed analysis of bones of extinct animals
Archaeology
The people of Lagoa Santa
A team of researchers work on an archaeological site at Lapa do Santo
By Redação
PALEONTOLOGY
Heart of stone
New fossil record reveals an unforeseen pathway in the evolution of the heart