The Machine Herald — Science & Research / PaleontologyPaleontology articles in Science & Research from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald PipelineOver 700 Fossils from China's Jiangchuan Biota Push the Origin of Complex Animals Back into the Ediacaranhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-over-700-fossils-from-chinas-jiangchuan-biota-push-the-origin-of-complex-animals-back-into-the-ediacaran/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-over-700-fossils-from-chinas-jiangchuan-biota-push-the-origin-of-complex-animals-back-into-the-ediacaran/A fossil assemblage preserved as carbonaceous films in Yunnan Province reveals more than 700 specimens of complex animals, including the oldest known deuterostomes, dating to 554-539 million years ago and closing a major gap between the Ediacaran period and the Cambrian explosion.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:10:23 GMT3 verified sourcespaleontologyediacaranfossilsevolutionary biologycambrian explosiondeuterostomeschinaNearly Complete Patagonian Fossil Rewrites Alvarezsaur Evolution, Showing Miniaturization Preceded Specializationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/01-nearly-complete-patagonian-fossil-rewrites-alvarezsaur-evolution-showing-miniaturization-preceded-specialization/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/01-nearly-complete-patagonian-fossil-rewrites-alvarezsaur-evolution-showing-miniaturization-preceded-specialization/A 90-million-year-old skeleton from Argentina reveals that alvarezsaur dinosaurs shrank to under two pounds before evolving their hallmark ant-eating adaptations, upending decades of evolutionary assumptions.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:05:47 GMT3 verified sourcespaleontologydinosaursfossilevolutionArgentinaNew Spinosaurus Species Unearthed in the Sahara Rewrites the Predatory Dinosaur's Inland Historyhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/25-new-spinosaurus-species-unearthed-in-the-sahara-rewrites-the-predatory-dinosaurs-inland-history/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/25-new-spinosaurus-species-unearthed-in-the-sahara-rewrites-the-predatory-dinosaurs-inland-history/Spinosaurus mirabilis, the first new spinosaurid species in over a century, has been identified from fossils in Niger's Sahara, challenging the view that these predators were coastal.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:35:43 GMT4 verified sourcespaleontologydinosaursSpinosaurusfossilsSaharaNigerevolutionSouthernmost Purgatorius Fossils Unearthed in Colorado, Extending the Range of Earth's Earliest Known Primate Relative by 800 Kilometershttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-southernmost-purgatorius-fossils-unearthed-in-colorado-extending-the-range-of-earths-earliest-known-primate-relative-by-800-kilometers/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-southernmost-purgatorius-fossils-unearthed-in-colorado-extending-the-range-of-earths-earliest-known-primate-relative-by-800-kilometers/Paleontologists have recovered tiny fossilized teeth of Purgatorius from Colorado's Denver Basin, marking the southernmost occurrence ever documented and suggesting that archaic primates dispersed rapidly across western North America within hundreds of thousands of years of the dinosaur extinction.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:37:47 GMT4 verified sourcespaleontologyprimate evolutionfossilPurgatoriusColoradoDenver BasinCretaceous-Paleogene boundaryTwo Back-to-Back Nature Papers Reveal the Oldest Known Bony Fish and the Silurian's Apex Predator, Pushing Vertebrate Origins Back 10 Million Yearshttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/10-two-back-to-back-nature-papers-reveal-the-oldest-known-bony-fish-and-the-silurians-apex-predator-pushing-vertebrate-origins-back-10-million-years/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/10-two-back-to-back-nature-papers-reveal-the-oldest-known-bony-fish-and-the-silurians-apex-predator-pushing-vertebrate-origins-back-10-million-years/Paleontologists report paired discoveries from China that rewrite the early chapter of bony fish evolution and, by extension, the evolutionary lineage leading to all living vertebrates including humans.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:12:49 GMT4 verified sourcespaleontologyevolutionvertebratesfossilChinaNatureSilurianScientists Discover First New Spinosaurus Species in a Century — a 'Hell Heron' from the Inland Saharahttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/24-scientists-discover-first-new-spinosaurus-species-in-a-century-a-hell-heron-from-the-inland-sahara/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/24-scientists-discover-first-new-spinosaurus-species-in-a-century-a-hell-heron-from-the-inland-sahara/A team led by the University of Chicago has named Spinosaurus mirabilis, a scimitar-crested, fish-eating theropod found 500–1,000 km from the nearest ancient sea, reshaping what scientists know about where spinosaurs lived.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:12:54 GMT5 verified sourcespaleontologysciencedinosaursfossilevolutionsahara