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Take a peek inside two paleontologists' scrapbook.

Take a peek inside two paleontologists' scrapbook.
Join inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops.
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Fossils are the key to understanding life in the past.

A paleontologist travels to Antarctica to collect fossil evidence.

Match up these eight dinosaur fossil photos with their descriptions.

Paleontologist John Flynn answers this question.

Take a peek inside two paleontologists' scrapbook.

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

Learn about fossils, extremely rare—and valuable—records of the past. 

Meet a rock that's made almost entirely of fossils! 

Anyone can find fossils. This handy guide tells you where to look and what to do.
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When you ride in a car, watch your favorite television show, or take a hot shower, you're most likely using fossil fuels...

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 
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Located in the Gobi Desert, this is a fossil "hot spot" for Museum paleontologists. 
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Every summer, Museum paleontologists join Mongolian scientists to hunt for fossils. 
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Carefully removing the fossils without damaging them takes talent, special tools, and lots of patience. 

What is it like to hunt for dinosaur fossils? And what discoveries are made back in the lab?

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

Bury chicken bones in plaster of Paris to see the challenges paleontologists face when excavating fossils.
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In the 1940s, paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History discovered rich fossil beds in the high desert...
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Until 1828, pterosaur fossils had been found only in Germany. Then a new kind of pterosaur fossil was discovered in Engl...
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This fossilized skull was recently discovered at Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi Desert. It is probably from a new kind of dino...
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Limestone is made up of fossils. After small marine animals die, their shells and skeletons build up on the ocean floor....
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Long before dinosaurs, these strange roach-like creatures scurried along the ancient sea floor.
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As a kid, John Flynn had a rock collection and made lots of trips with his family and school to the American Museum of N...
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This "king tyrant lizard" was one of the largest carnivores that ever lived.

How do your fossil-sorting skills stack up? Put them to the test with this kid-friendly online puzzle.

Examine fossils and gather clues from experts!
Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. This dashing dino, dug up in Mongolia ...
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Scientists are developing and improving "clean" energy sources. But for the next hundred years, the world will continue ...
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In the 1920s, the first team of Museum paleontologists trekked to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
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This rare lizard lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago. 
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Unlike modern reptiles, pterosaurs weren't covered in scales. They were covered in fuzz! Pterosaurs kept warm with a thi...
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Ross MacPhee has always loved dirt. It means the opportunity to find lost things--from bones and teeth to pirate treasur...
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Museum scientists made a surprising discovery in the Gobi Desert: an egg that contained the remains of a tiny dinosaur e...
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This plant-eating dinosaur was an ornithopod, as are duck-bill dinosaurs. 
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A dinosaur book led to this paleontologist's lifelong fascination with fossils.
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This prehistoric relative of living ducks had a long neck, tall legs, webbed feet, and a duck-like head.
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Dug up in the Alxa Desert in China, this is the oldest and most complete therizinosaur ever found.

About 80 million years ago two dinosaurs were locked in deadly combat when they were suddenly buried alive. See one of the greatest fossil specimens ever found.
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This primitive armored dinosaur had bony plates and spikes that served almost like armor.
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Mongolia is a large country in the middle of Asia. Its Gobi Desert is a fossil "gold mine" for paleontologists.
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This theropod belonged to a group called ornithomimids, also called "ostrich-mimics." 
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This real-life "Indiana Jones" led the first AMNH expeditions to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
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This plant-eating dinosaur might have weighed as much as 225 kilograms (500 pounds)!
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This massive plant-eater lived about 100 million years ago. Today, a cast of this 122-foot long titanosaur welcomes visi...
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Think today’s great white shark is scary? Megalodon was three times as long!
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Sterling was always fascinated by nature, ancient history, and archaeology. Since he was 15 years old, he has spent ever...
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Compared to other titanosaurs, Gondwanatitan was a peewee at only about 7.5 meters (25 feet) long. 
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Flashback to 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert. Deltatheridium scurried among dinosaurs.
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Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Your body just released carbon dioxide, a colorless gas that's essential to life o...
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His love of natural sciences and extreme camping led this scientist to paleontology.
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About 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert, sixteen dinosaurs hatched in this nest. One of the hatchlings died before...
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The most dazzling feature on many pterosaurs was a spectacular head crest. Tupuxuara leonardii had one of the most impre...
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Imagine a flying reptile the size of a two-seater plane! That's Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals ever. ...

Find out about Earth's climate, its consequences, and what we can do.
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Although extinct today, this gopher-sized mammal thrived during the Mesozoic Era for about two million years.
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With its bird-like features, this animal was mistaken for a giant bird for a while.
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If you look at a map, the coasts of South America and Africa seem to fit together like puzzle pieces.
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Of all the dinosaurs to roam the Earth, the largest ones belonged to a group called sauropods- huge plant-eating dinosau...
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When the famous Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America, a very similar dinosaur was living on the other side of the Eart...
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Based on fossils of ancient dragonflies, we know these winged insects have been soaring around for at least 300 million ...
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About 80 million years ago, the carnivorous Velociraptor and the plant eating Protoceratops fought to the death.
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Paleontologists uncovered this just-hatched Protoceratops in 1997 at Ukhaa Tolgod.
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Because of the diamond-shaped plates on its back, Stegosaurus was given a name that means "roof lizard." 
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Antarctica is like no other place on Earth. The continent is covered almost entirely by a thick ice sheet. Yet there is ...
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Archaeology is the study of past cultures through material remains. These material remains might be a majestic pyramid, ...
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If you looked at the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag with a microscope, you'd probably find millions of tiny creatures ...
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Oviraptor was a bizarre-looking, toothless dinosaur. 
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Psittacosaurus is one of the oldest and most primitive ceratopians ever found!
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About 80 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, this armored plant-eater roamed the Gobi Desert in Central Asia....
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These rocks provide the most clues about the history of life on Earth. 
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Many famous dinosaurs, such as T. rex and Triceratops, first appeared in the Cretaceous Period.
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This extinct bird weighed over 330 pounds and had heavy legs and tiny wings. 
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Arctic ice is melting. Coral reefs are disappearing. Sea levels are rising. These events are part of an even bigger prob...
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According to legend, the roc was a giant bird large and strong enough to carry an elephant in its claws. As incredible a...
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Its brow horns and snout horn inspired this dinosaur's name, which means "three-horned face."
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When "ologists" observe plants, animals, fossils, or rocks, they know they won't remember every detail. So they keep not...
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With its long, dramatic crest, the giant Pteranodon longiceps is easy to recognize.
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This predator has fast feet, a pair of "killing claws," and more than 60 jagged teeth!
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As you can tell from its body plates and tail spikes, this dinosaur is related to Stegosaurus. 
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Ed Mathez has always been fascinated by rocks and the Earth. As a young boy, he went with his mother to old rock quarrie...
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Henry Bowers was no stranger to the sea. He had sailed around the world 5 times. But when he join- ed Robert Scott's fam...
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Named in 2000, this dinosaur is hot off the "paleo" presses! Unlike the jagged teeth of other troodontids, Byronosaurus ...
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To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.
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This is one of the oldest known dinosaurs!
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This horned dinosaur had two long spikes on the back of its frill, the bony extension behind its skull.
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Confuciusornis is the earliest-known toothless, beaked bird.
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For thousands of years, the dragon has been an unmistakable symbol around the world. But this lizard-like beast doesn't ...
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The kraken is a sea monster with long, snakelike arms. This amazing creature may have been inspired by a living animal--...
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At the top of the world is a cold and icy area called the Arctic. It is made up of the Arctic Ocean and parts of North A...
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One of the earlier dinosaurs to appear on Earth was Coelophysis. It was a small, but skilled hunter that lived during th...
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A rotting log is a mighty tasty meal -- if you're a termite. Termites not only eat wood, some kinds live in it, too. Ter...
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Scientists have identified over 1.75 million species on Earth -- over one million of them are insects and spiders.
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The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to survi...
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On a clear night, Mike Shara sees more than just the beautiful twinkling of stars when he gazes at the sky.
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This famous long-necked, long-tailed wonder belongs to a group called "sauropods." 
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About 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called Pterodaustro guinazui soared above the coast of what is now Argenti...