Paleontology
latest news & developments
‘Terrifying’ prehistoric fish found in Makhanda
Description of new species was a 37-year-long labour of love for Eastern Cape palaeontologist
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
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
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?
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.
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.
Skull of my country
<i>Nechama Brodie</i> discovers the strange alchemy of bone, stone, paper, paint and dust.