Jeanne Timmons

Live Science Contributor

Jeanne Timmons rediscovered her passion for paleontology later in life and eagerly started writing about it. Her work can be found in Gizmodo, Ars Technica, The New York Times and Scientific American. 

Latest articles by Jeanne Timmons

Mammoth RNA sequenced for the first time, marking a giant leap toward understanding prehistoric life

By Jeanne Timmons published

Scientists successfully sequence the RNA from woolly mammoths found in Siberia that lived up between 10,000 thousand and 50,000 years ago.

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Mammoth molar tagged.

Ancient DNA from Mexico's mammoths reveals unexpected — and unexplained — genetic mysteries

By Jeanne Timmons published

Columbian mammoths in Mexico are genetically different from those in the U.S. and Canada, surprise DNA study reveals.

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An illustration of two mosasaurs swiming underwater

'Red flags' raised over ancient sea monster pulled from Moroccan mine

By Jeanne Timmons published

A mosasaur species with saw-like teeth that was described by scientists in 2021 may have been based on forged fossils, and researchers are now calling for CT scans to determine the creature's origin.

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