Palaeontologists who examined a new fossil found in southern California have thrown doubt on earlier claims that a "killer walrus" once existed. Palaeontologists who examined a new fossil found in ...

The name of a new species of fossil billfish honors a world-leading paleontologist who inspired generations of young ...

A team of Dunedin scientists is keen to drill two 500m-deep exploration wells into the 11 million-year-old Dunedin Volcano in a hunt for crucial geothermal energy. Dr Mike Palin, of the University of ...

University of Otago palaeontology researchers are continuing to rewrite the history of New Zealand's ancient whales by describing two further genera and three species of fossil baleen whales. All are ...

Marco Brenna (left) and Mike Palin, of the University of Otago geology department, with a map indicating Dunedin's ancient volcanic past. Photo / ODT A team of Dunedin scientists is keen to drill two ...