paleontology, culture

In Chapter 11, “Surfer’s Ear,” author Peter Rhys-Evans describes a key piece of evidence he says supports his hypothesis of a brief period of semi-aquatic living in early hominins.

A recent book outlines fossil evidence supporting the controversial hypothesis.

Genetic analysis of a bone fragment reveals the girl’s mixed ancestry 90,000 years ago. 

September 2015's selection of notable quotes

As the science of paleoanthropology developed, human evolutionary trees changed as much as the minds that constructed them.

In the prologue, “Lemurs and the Delights of Fieldwork,” author Ian Tattersall shares the paleoanthropological lessons he learned from studying non-human primates in Madagascar.

The history of cetaceans can serve as a model for both evolutionary dynamics and interdisciplinary collaboration.

In Chapter 1, “Fossils and War,” author J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen describes the difficulties of conducting field research in a conflict zone.

In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.