Paleontology

Photo illustration of denticles September 14, 2017 Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to grab you: U of T research
August 10, 2017 U of T paleontologists uncover 76-million-year-old armoured dinosaur skull
illustration of mandible fossil April 26, 2017 Ouch! U of T paleontologists identify 508-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincers
A picture of Sanja Hinić-Frlog March 16, 2017 Early Career Teaching Awards spotlight: Q&A with ornithologist Sanja Hinić-Frlog
picture of worm-like creature February 27, 2017 U of T researchers and science illustrator bring fossilized creatures to life
Photo of dinosaur February 1, 2017 Good ribbance: U of T researcher finds dino rib bones reveal remnants of 195-million-year-old protein
Artist depiction of duck-billed dinosaurs August 16, 2016 300 teeth? Duck-billed dinosaurs would have been dentist’s dream
composite photo of fossil and artist's rendering of snake June 27, 2016 When snakes had legs: New look at rare fossil reveals clues about early reptiles
artist's rendering of dinosaurs May 19, 2016 Did dinosaurs have lips? Ask this University of Toronto paleontologist
October 1, 2015 U of T prof unlocks mystery of an ancient mass extinction
September 14, 2015 Darwinius fossil: longer in the tooth than we thought?
July 30, 2015 Why Tyrannosaurus and other predators had such fearsome teeth
June 25, 2015 Meet Hallucigenia: the 500-million-year-old worm whose throat was lined with needle-like teeth
March 27, 2015 Ancient, lobster-like predator discovered in 508-million-year-old fossil site
January 16, 2015 P.E.I. fossil sheds new light on evolution of reptiles: U of T paleontologist
June 12, 2014 New fossil find shows how jaws evolved in tiny, ancient fish ancestor
April 17, 2014 Earliest ancestor of land herbivores discovered
February 11, 2014 "Epic" fossil find: at least a dozen new species, thousands of specimens
February 7, 2014 Dimetrodon had "steak knife" teeth, researchers say
January 13, 2014 Just ask him about venom, origins of turtles