vertebrate paleontology

May 6, 2016

Today’s Fossil Friday post is on the dentary, or lower jaw bone, of a turtle (possibly Rhinoclemmys panamaensis) found at the … Continue

Apr 22, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday (and Earth Day) feature highlights an important new discovery that was just published in the journal … Continue

Apr 8, 2016

For this week’s Fossil Friday post I present an artiodactyl tibia, perhaps one of a peccary (Family Tayassuidae) or a … Continue

Mar 18, 2016

On this week’s Fossil Friday I would like to show you a gomphothere tooth from Lake Alajuela (Alajuela Formation). Gomphotheres … Continue

Feb 26, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post highlights fossil vertebrae of the boa constrictor (binomial name: Boa constrictor) found in the Las … Continue

Feb 5, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post showcases a hammerhead (Sphyrna sp.) shark tooth. This particular specimen is from the Milwhite Gunn … Continue

Jan 15, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday is the mandible of the camel Aguascalientia minuta. This specimen was found at the Lirio Norte … Continue

Dec 18, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the tooth of an extinct species of shark called Physogaleus contortus. This specimen was … Continue

Nov 13, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday (the 13th) post features an anthracothere astragalus! This specimen was found in El Lirio Norte of … Continue

Oct 30, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday features an osteoderm of a crocodylian. This osteoderm was found at the Lirio East site of … Continue

Oct 23, 2015

“It looks as if we have something here,” Jorge our boss exclaimed the minute we got to our Centenario dig … Continue

Oct 23, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday features the peripheral of a podocnemidid turtle! This specimen was found in El Lirio Norte of … Continue

Oct 9, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday I am going to send you off to see what invertebrate paleontologists Jonathan Hendricks and … Continue

Sep 25, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday, we are going to look at a partial rib of a cetacean. This specimen was … Continue

Sep 18, 2015

Tag: vertebrate paleontology