It took 25 years, but fossil hunter Anthony Maltese finally found what he was looking for: an elusive Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil. Maltese, working with his Triebold Paleontology, Inc. team that is based ...

The United States finalizes the Louisiana Purchase from France, adding the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains to its territory. Meriwether Lewis, of the legendary duo Lewis and ...

In February, the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life, a discovery center at Thanksgiving Point, will be reopening the entrance gallery to feature six brand-new exhibits. And, if you have someone ...

BYU's Paleontology Museum holds one of the largest fossil collections in the world. Many of the classic dinosaurs most people know about were found in Utah, according to Boisvert. (Cameron Cook) ...

What happens behind the scenes of a dinosaur exhibit? Short Wave host Regina Barber got to find out … by taking a trip to the ...

A group of researchers has recently made an astounding discovery. Using an innovative imaging technique, an international team of scientists has uncovered remarkable details of a pterosaur’s soft ...

Parents and students are raising concerns after recent changes to Carthage College’s paleontology program — a program many ...

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history. When the skeletal remains of a giant ...

DICKINSON — Paleontologists at the Badlands Dinosaur Museum in North Dakota are continuing their groundbreaking research on a remarkably well-preserved Lambeosaurus fossil, first discovered in 2000.

Thirty years ago this month, Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park was released — and created such a splash that many fans ended up pursuing a career in paleontology. Summer is the season of movie ...

“It’s easy to get me excited about anything related to fossils,” says Amy Atwater. That’s a pretty good quality to have when you’re the director of paleontology at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison – and ...

Big Birthday Block Party: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Free. Paleo Center member sneak preview: 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. Free for members. 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park. How does paleontology ...