The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study has revealed some important -- and far-out -- data about the impactor's origin story.

Findings could reveal origin of all dinosaurs, scientists say

Discovery offers unprecedented insight into the genetic makeup of animal that went extinct 4,000 years ago

A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils suggests a relationship between sea level fluctuations, variations in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals. Read further on Dynamite News:

Scans revealed several internal organs beneath the skin that managed to survive half a billion years

Strange life forms likely died before they could spread globally, scientists suspect

The Natural History Museum in London has unveiled two new gardens, with resident dinosaurs, after a transformation led by architects Feilden Fowles

TWO unique Jurassic fossils discovered on the Isle of Skye have shown that mammals in the time of dinosaurs grew slower and lived longer than…