3D camouflage in an ornithischian dinosaur
September 16th, 2016 | by David Marshall
We sat down in the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, with Dr Jakob Vinther, University of Bristol, to examine the colour patterns [&hellip
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Annual review 2016
September 1st, 2016 | by David Marshall
Happy birthday Palaeocast! Who can believe that it’s already four years since we launched? We’ve done so much in that [&hellip
Abrupt extinction of toothed bird-like dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous
April 21st, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
The extinction of non-avian dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous has always been a discussion favourite amongst vertebrate palaeontologists. [&hellip
Evolution of echolocation in dolphins
April 13th, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Echolocation is an amazing ability that some mammals have evolved. Using sonar frequencies, dolphins and other toothed whales can communicate [&hellip
New Triassic reptile from Brazil
March 15th, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Archosauriforms are some of the most well studied fossils in existence, including birds, crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and their ancestors, first [&hellip
Baby Chasmosaurus
January 18th, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Juvenile dinosaurs are less common than adults, and typically not as well preserved due to the fact that their bones [&hellip
A new fireworm from the Cretaceous of Lebanon
November 17th, 2015 | by David Marshall
A new fossil from Lebanon is named today in BMC Evolutionary Biology as Rollinschaeta myoplena. We spoke to lead author Luke Parry about this [&hellip
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting 2015
November 10th, 2015 | by Laura Soul
Welcome to our coverage of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) annual meeting from Dallas, Texas. This year was the 75th anniversary [&hellip
Aquatic adaptations in crocodylomorphs
November 9th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Crocodylomorphs today are not thought to be the most diverse group, consisting of all semi-aquatic forms of alligators, crocodiles, and gharials. [&hellip
Ornithomimus feather distribution
November 2nd, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
For some time now, we’ve known that most (if not all) theropod dinosaurs were feathered, but we’re still filling in [&hellip
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