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Paleontology

‘Terrifying’ prehistoric fish found in Makhanda
The Green Guardian
/ 25 February 2023

‘Terrifying’ prehistoric fish found in Makhanda

Description of new species was a 37-year-long labour of love for Eastern Cape palaeontologist

By Sheree Bega
Anteosaurus: Savage pre-mammalian hunter was no slowcoach
Sci-tech
/ 26 March 2021

Anteosaurus: Savage pre-mammalian hunter was no slowcoach

Evolutionary studies find that the Anteosaurus, previously assumed to be a sluggish animal, was actually a savage hunter

By Boitumelo Kgobotlo
Easter eggs from the most South African dinosaur
Article
/ 9 April 2020

Easter eggs from the most South African dinosaur

After years of data processing at the Wits laboratory, one evolutionary scientist has constructed a 3D model of a baby Massospondylus

By Matthew Du Plessis
Paleo isn’t a fad diet, it’s an ideology – and a bankrupt one at that
Article
/ 24 March 2015

Paleo isn’t a fad diet, it’s an ideology – and a bankrupt one at that

Is celebrity chef Pete Evans blissfully unaware of the harm paleo could cause children?

By Staff Reporter
Fossil hunters unearth massive mega-wombat graveyard
Africa
/ 21 June 2012

Fossil hunters unearth massive mega-wombat graveyard

Scientists have found a huge deposit of bones of the rhino-sized wombats that roamed Australia in the time of super-kangaroos and tree-crocodiles.

By Staff Reporter
A slice of prehistory
Article
/ 26 July 2011

A slice of prehistory

In a quarry in Bolivia lies the world’s largest
collection of dinosaur footprints. <b>Ian Belcher</b> steps back in time.

By Ian Belcher
Skull of my country
Article
/ 13 May 2011

Skull of my country

<i>Nechama Brodie</i> discovers the strange
alchemy of bone, stone, paper, paint and dust.

By Nechama Brodie

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