Millions of years ago, Central America became an almost unparalleled highway for organism migration.
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Is there a connection between the avocados in your guacamole and extinct giant ground sloths? The answer may surprise you.
A collection of the best headlines, species and research in the field of paleontology from 2020
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The Fascinating Ancestry of the Sloth
While sloths today are lethargic tree-dwellers, their ancestors were different beasts entirely. But what happened to these wonderful animals? And what does Thomas Jefferson have to do with them?
Some places have an almost mythic feel to them. The Royal Tyrell Museum of paleontology just might be one of those places. A review of the legendary natural history museum