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Erik Seiffert, a paleontologist at the University of Southern California and co-author of the study, explained how the evidence has changed his understanding of ape origins.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

After a Santa Cruz paleontologist was alerted of the find, he raced to the beach only to find the tooth gone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Countless more fossils remain in the ground, including at Phu Wiang National Park, two hours away, where Suravech and his veteran paleontologist father -- and boss -- Varuvudh work on a dig.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Erik Seiffert, a paleontologist at the University of Southern California and a co-author of the study, said the findings changed his view of early ape evolution.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Richard Owen, the paleontologist who hovered over England’s natural historians like a patrician falcon, descended from the Royal College of Surgeons, to verify and catalog Darwin’s fossil skeletons.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Museum paleontologists excavated some 70% of Thomas’s fossilized skeleton in the early 2000s, making it one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Crinoid fossils give paleontologists important clues about how early animals evolved and how complex life developed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

According to Yale paleontologists, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa had a short snout, a heavily reinforced skull, and enlarged jaw muscles suited for snapping shut on large prey.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

The discovery of Masripithecus moghraensis suggests that important parts of ape evolutionary history may remain buried in regions that paleontologists have not yet explored in depth.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Watching paleontologists pulling things out of the ground—mostly worms—isn’t A-list entertainment.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman