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Stony Brook Researcher Helps Reveal a Chapter of Mammal Evolution

SBU Professor Maureen O’Leary is part of a research team that uncovered a fossil from the Gobi Desert that is reshaping our understanding of mammal evolution.

July 30, 2026

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New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils

A new paper lays the groundwork for a new approach to correctly identifying an ancient animal fossil, which could be significant for vertebrate paleontology.

July 16, 2026

4 min read

It’s All in the Wrist: Dinosaur Bone May Alter View of the Evolution of Flight

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils shows they had a type of carpal bone in their wrists — a bone considered important to flight in birds.

July 9, 2025

4 min read

Soaring High: Moore’s Breakthrough into the Hidden Mechanics of Avian Flight

Andrew Moore, assistant professor in Stony Brook's Renaissance School of Medicine, and a team of researchers reveal new insights into the flight of birds.

June 14, 2024

4 min read

New Fossil Analysis Reveals Dinosaur with Record-Holding 15-Meter-Long Neck

An international team led by Stony Brook University paleontologist Andrew J. Moore has revealed that a Late Jurassic Chinese sauropod known as Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum sported a 15-meter-long neck. The new analysis...

March 15, 2023

5 min read

John Fleagle to Receive Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award

John Fleagle, distinguished professor of anatomical sciences at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine, has won the Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. Granted by the American Association of...

January 11, 2023

3 min read

Tag: Anatomical Sciences

Stony Brook Researcher Helps Reveal a Chapter of Mammal Evolution

New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils

It’s All in the Wrist: Dinosaur Bone May Alter View of the Evolution of Flight

Soaring High: Moore’s Breakthrough into the Hidden Mechanics of Avian Flight

New Fossil Analysis Reveals Dinosaur with Record-Holding 15-Meter-Long Neck

John Fleagle to Receive Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award

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