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Artistic interpretation of Troodon coughing up a bone-bearing gastric pellet. Illustration: Clarissa Koos. A new study led by William Freimuth, a PhD student of NCMNS Head of Paleontology Lindsay Zanno, and a team of paleontologists from Montana State University and the University of Washington describes Cretaceous mammals in fossilized gastric pellets potentially produced by the… Read More >

By Amanda Rossillo, Whiteville intern Wetlands are an essential component of southeastern North Carolina’s landscape. Swamps, lakes, and other wetland habitats provide important services to people and the natural world, from filtering pollutants and preventing floods to serving as homes for fish and wildlife. In this column, we’ll take deep dives into some of the… Read More >

The snout of Impidens compared with the complete skull of its much smaller relative Trirachodon. Photo: Dr. Christian Kammerer/NCMNS. Click to enlarge. New research by scientists from the Evolutionary Studies Institute (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Dr. Christian Kammerer (NCMNS Research Curator of Paleontology) has revealed the existence of a new species of giant, predatory cynodont…. Read More >

Stoat (Mustela erminea) by Brian Long. Three weasel species once common across much of the United States and Canada are now in decline according to a new study co-authored by researchers from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Clemson University and New Mexico State University. The study centered on the status of three weasel… Read More >

A curious and observant seven-year-old from Brunswick County named Rhett recently made a potential dinosaur discovery in his area and knew exactly who to write to in order to get the facts: the Museum! Rhett’s inquiry is transcribed below: Dear Sir or Madam, Hi! I’m Rhett and I’m seven years old. I found something that… Read More >