/tags/fossils-paleontology Fossils & Paleontology en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:42:09 GMT /science-technology/2023-11-14/meet-the-dog-sized-dinosaur-recently-discovered-in-north-texas An amateur fossil hunter found the remains near Lake Grapevine. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:42:09 GMT /science-technology/2023-11-14/meet-the-dog-sized-dinosaur-recently-discovered-in-north-texas Alexandra Hart /education/2022-07-28/folding-his-way-to-gold-smu-paleontology-student-is-an-origami-olympian Travis Nolan attends Southern Methodist University and ranked 5th in the world last year after taking gold in the IOIO, the International Origami Internet Olympiad. He’s a 20-year-old paleontology student who’s been into dinosaurs since the time he could talk. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:27:23 GMT /education/2022-07-28/folding-his-way-to-gold-smu-paleontology-student-is-an-origami-olympian Bill Zeeble /news/2019-12-25/sloth-dung-hints-of-the-ice-age-past-dropped-in-a-west-texas-cave Limestone mesas dominate the foreground, the pale strata angling skyward above what, even by West Texas standards, is a rough dirt road. Above the mesas,… Wed, 25 Dec 2019 23:05:00 GMT /news/2019-12-25/sloth-dung-hints-of-the-ice-age-past-dropped-in-a-west-texas-cave Andrew Stuart / Marfa Public Radio /science/2019-07-19/perot-museum-to-host-rare-fossils-from-south-africas-cradle-of-humankind The rare bones of two ancient human relatives are leaving their home in South Africa for the first time for public display, and they're headed to the… Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:38:19 GMT /science/2019-07-19/perot-museum-to-host-rare-fossils-from-south-africas-cradle-of-humankind Miguel Perez /science/2019-07-16/dinosaur-fossil-found-in-1980s-in-big-bend-declared-new-genus-species Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at a park in southwest Texas have been identified as a new genus and species of duckbilled… Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:15:48 GMT /science/2019-07-16/dinosaur-fossil-found-in-1980s-in-big-bend-declared-new-genus-species Associated Press /2019-05-01/denisovans-a-mysterious-kind-of-ancient-humans-are-traced-to-tibet Until now, the only Denisovan remains came from a cave in Siberia. The new find is "much more complete," one expert says. Wed, 01 May 2019 18:33:00 GMT /2019-05-01/denisovans-a-mysterious-kind-of-ancient-humans-are-traced-to-tibet Christopher Joyce /2019-04-29/in-an-old-warehouse-in-north-austin-fossils-are-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-texas This is a story about 10-million-year-old bones. But it starts in the 1930s. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:01:00 GMT /2019-04-29/in-an-old-warehouse-in-north-austin-fossils-are-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-texas Mose Buchele /texas-news/2018-11-21/texas-doctor-sues-to-keep-dinosaur-skull-seized-by-feds A doctor in Wichita Falls with a passion for paleontology is challenging the federal government after authorities seized a 70 million-year-old dinosaur… Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:48:17 GMT /texas-news/2018-11-21/texas-doctor-sues-to-keep-dinosaur-skull-seized-by-feds Associated Press /health-science-tech/2018-04-26/curious-people-and-plenty-of-dirt-has-made-north-texas-a-hub-for-fossil-discovery North Texas seems to be a prime place for dinosaur discovery, with numerous fossils spotted through the years by professional paleontologists and avid… Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:57:04 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-04-26/curious-people-and-plenty-of-dirt-has-made-north-texas-a-hub-for-fossil-discovery Justin Martin /health-science-tech/2016-06-29/thanks-to-ct-scans-scientists-know-a-lot-about-texas-pawpawsaurus-dinosaur CT scans aren’t just for people -- they can also be used on dinosaurs.A skull from the Pawpawsaurus was discovered in North Texas in the early '90s. It… Wed, 29 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2016-06-29/thanks-to-ct-scans-scientists-know-a-lot-about-texas-pawpawsaurus-dinosaur Justin Martin