Paleontology is the scientific study of fossils, which are the preserved remains or traces of ancient plants and animals. It helps us learn about the Earth's history, how life evolved, and what creatures lived millions of years ago. Full definition
«Based on this premise, the distribution of sizes within a mammal community can offer us valuable information about its climatic context,» explains Iris Menéndez, a researcher at the Department of Paleontology of the UCM and the Institute of Geosciences (UCM and CSIC). (sciencedaily.com)
But that is precisely what Michael Habib, a biologist at the University of Southern California proposed last week to a packed hall at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Los Angeles. (scientificamerican.com)
So, Dennis Voeten, a doctoral student in paleontology at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, and colleagues used a powerful x-ray machine called a synchrotron to examine the arm bones of three of the 11 known Archaeopteryx fossils. (sciencemag.org)