Dinosaur Cowboys Are Hunting for the Next $32 Million T. Rex
Fossils have become a hot new asset class. Paleontologists aren’t thrilled, but for Clayton Phipps and his peers, it’s a living.
Fossils have become a hot new asset class. Paleontologists aren’t thrilled, but for Clayton Phipps and his peers, it’s a living.
Andrew Zaleski Bloomberg Businessweek Sep 2021 20min Permalink
Burmese amber offers paleontologists an unprecedented glimpse into the Cretaceous. But it comes from a conflict zone.
Joshua Sokol Science May 2019 20min Permalink
A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
Douglas Preston New Yorker Mar 2019 30min Permalink
The debate over what really killed the dinosaurs is still raging.
Bianca Bosker The Atlantic Sep 2018 35min Permalink
Lee Berger is unquestionably a paleoanthropologist. But is he a visionary or a hype artist?
Paige Williams New Yorker Jun 2016 35min Permalink
On the enduring appeal, both amateur and academic, of man vs. dinosaur.
Bryan Curtis Grantland Oct 2011 10min Permalink
A Tyrannosaurus skeleton observes the tension between a mother and daughter.
"Angela is a lot like her mom, shorter than the length of Tammy’s skull, thin enough that she isn’t appetizing. Tammy is certain that humans would recognize the color of Angela’s hair as peculiar. Truth is, not all of Tammy is real either. Bones in her tail and her torso are made of a blend of plastic and glass because her real ones disintegrated. But to an untrained onlooker, it is impossible to tell. And even though Angela has the advantage of not being nailed to a pedestal, Tammy can’t help but feel a little pride, like Debbie’s daughter is probably more embarrassed about her bizarre appearance than the dinosaur her own rainbows and glitter."
Chelsie Bryant Passages North Apr 2014 15min Permalink