The mastodon–an Ice Age cousin of today’s elephants–is an icon of North American paleontology. Known to science for over 200 years, and…
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Interview Mastodon Surprise! An Interview with Alton DooleyRead more
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post Modern Connections for the Ancient Sharks of MadagascarRead more
The word “Madagascar” conjures up images of lemurs and baobob trees—indeed, a great portion of vertebrate paleontological research has pursued questions on…
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Dinosaurs The Open Access Dinosaurs of 2018Read more
Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2019’s paleontology discoveries, let’s also look back upon some of the open access dinosaurs…
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post A Collage of Cretaceous CoprolitesRead more
Coprolites, a fancy term for fossilized poo, are commonly highlighted by paleontologists for pure shock value and bad pun potential (“Protect Rare…
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post Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Gondwanagaricites magnificusRead more
Continuing our march through the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017… We’re now in the top five, as determined by…
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Open Access Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Shringasaurus indicusRead more
The word “Mesozoic” makes most people think of dinosaurs, and that’s not a bad thought. But, the first chunk of the Mesozoic, the…
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Dinosaurs Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Isaberrysaura mollensisRead more
We’re continuing with our countdown of the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017…here in the Number Nine Slot, we’ve got…
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Open Access Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017Read more
The big moment is finally here! With 669 votes cast from around the world, we have our Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa…
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post A Brief Prehistory of the CranberryRead more
Every species on Earth has a story. My job as a paleontologist is to read and retell that story, so that we have a…
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Interview Author Interview: Bobby Boessenecker on the early dolphin AlbertocetusRead more
Today, a new paper describing new fossils of an early dolphin, Albertocetus, was published in PLOS ONE. This animal was named several years back, and…
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Open Access Vote Now! Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017Read more
From PLOS ONE to Palaeontologia Electronica, research on new fossil species is more accessible than ever before. This is a big step forward for our…
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Open Access Peer Review Week 2017: Peer Review from a Volunteer Editor’s PerspectiveRead more
It’s Peer Review Week! This year’s theme addresses “Transparency in Review.” Transparency can mean a lot of things–for some, it entails a fully…