paleontology
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Described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Labrujasuchus had an appearance that would seem more at home among ostrich-like dinosaurs than crocodile relatives.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Their study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology in July 2020, noted that the name honored "his tireless work on the Late Cretaceous paleontology of the Southeast and Eastern Seaboard, USA."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Flinders researcher Dr. Brian Choo collaborated with scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
The discovery of the 55-million-year-old eggshells was made in a sheep farmer's backyard in Queensland with the findings published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
A pair of soldiers on the roof of the Gallery of Paleontology peer over the gardens with binoculars.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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