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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

Rewriting the Story of the Tyrannosaurus Rex

Research published in Nature has revealed nanotyrannus was its own species, which rewrites what scientists have suspected about T. rex’s growth and development.

November 4, 2025

4 min read

Family Honors Professor Peter W. Bretsky’s Legacy Through Geosciences Scholarship

The family of Professor Peter W. “Pete” Bretsky Jr. honored his legacy by establishing an endowed scholarship to support undergrads studying geosciences.

September 9, 2025

2 min read

SBU Paleontologist Part of Team to Identify New Dinosaur Species

Kimberley Chapelle helped discover and identify the find, named Musankwa sanyatiensis Long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropodomorphs — a group of mainly bipedal dinosaurs that lived some 210 million years...

June 4, 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

Tag: paleontology

New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils

Rewriting the Story of the Tyrannosaurus Rex

Family Honors Professor Peter W. Bretsky’s Legacy Through Geosciences Scholarship

SBU Paleontologist Part of Team to Identify New Dinosaur Species

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

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