Paleobiology

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::	Paleobiology

Top Stories | July 30

Moby Dick meets Jaws
A recently discovered fossil demonstrates that giant whales weren’t always as gentle as they are today.
C. Letenneur/MNHN
Ancient marine reptiles losing their cool
Warm-bloodedness may help explain the creatures’ evolutionary success, a new study suggests.
Octopus origins
After examining more than 90 new specimens of Nectocaris pteryx, paleontologists put it near the root of the cephalopod evolutionary tree.
Earliest birds didn't make a flap
The feathers of Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis probably were not strong enough to support sustained flight.
Archaeopteryx fossil seen in new light
X-ray technique reveals original tissue in the feathers of a primitive bird fossil.

:: More in Paleobiology

X-ray technique reveals original tissue in the feathers of a primitive bird fossil.

In one species, adolescents appear to have sprouted a new type of feathers as they matured.

Australian fossils suggest the kin of T. rex dispersed globally 110 million years ago.

Shark-bitten fecal matter probably came from an assault on an ancient croc.

A study of a rare Norwegian fossil narrows down when polar bears evolved and finds they are closely related to modern-day brown bears in Alaska.

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