December 21, 2009 — In a recent paper, two UCMP scientists, Marc Carrasco and Tony Barnosky, used fossils to show that North American mammal diversity was much higher before humans arrived on the continent.
December 18, 2009 — Last week, two UCMP alums, Sterling Nesbitt and Randall Irmis, described a new species of dinosaur in the journal Science. The new species, Tawa hallae, sheds light on early dinosaur evolution — and the importance of the UCMP's collections. See more photos relating to the Tawa discovery on Flickr.
December 18, 2009 — Ardipithecus ramidus, the oldest homonid skeleton, is Science magazine's Breakthrough of the Year! Ardi was discovered and described by an international team of researchers, including the UCMP's Tim White and Leslea Hlusko.