Paleontologists
Leonardo da Vinci - Paleontology Pioneer
Recent research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer in the study of body and trace fossils
When Diplodocus Invaded Europe
On July 4, 1899, the steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie finally got his Diplodocus
Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex
Born in rural Carbondale, Kansas in 1873, Brown would spend nearly his entire adult life searching for fossils all over the world
The Dinosaur Casualties of World War I
On December 6, 1916, two years into "the war to end all wars," a German naval crew destroyed a set of 75-million-year-old dinosaur skeletons
Discovering the Titanoboa
As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake
Dinosaur Dispatch: Day 1
Michelle Coffey moves from biology class to the Bighorn Basin and prepares for her first dinosaur dig
Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 3 and 4
The paleontology team is finally in place. After setting up camp, the dig begins. Fossils are found and dinosaur tracks investigated
Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 6, 7 and 8
The team survives the Death March dig and makes an essential stop in Thermopolis
Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 9, 10 and 11
A new site and more digging yields a dinosaur discovery
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