// SUBREDDIT_PROFILE
r/paleontology
› What is palæontology? Literally, the word translates from Greek παλαιός + ον + λόγος [ old + being + science ] and is the science that unravels the æons-long story of life on the planet Earth, from the earliest monera to the endless forms we have now, including humans, and of the various long-dead offshoots that still inspire today. This community is open to anyone interested in paleontology, fossils, and evolution.
// MEMBERS
331,473
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
1,090
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
17y
› since 2009-03-26
// STATUS
[ok] active
› feed indexed
// QUICK_ACTIONS
// Recent posts in r/paleontology
[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]- 01 It has been 3 weeks since the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANSP) in Philadelphia closed to the public 💔 ↑ 1,263 · 2026-10-19
- 02 Out of all the ridiculous-looking reconstructions used seriously, this takes the cake. ↑ 241 · 2026-11-05
- 03 Remembering Joan Wiffen and her theropod ↑ 174 · 2026-11-03
- 04 There's a really cool documentary about paleontology and the commercial fossil industry premiering at DOC NYC soon ↑ 173 · 2026-11-06
- 05 Geiseltal Jungle of Primeval Crocodiles, illustrated by Joschua Knüppe ↑ 155 · 2026-11-06
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// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/paleontology about? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/paleontology is a Reddit community with 331,473 members. What is palæontology?
Literally, the word translates from Greek παλαιός + ον + λόγος [ old + being + science ] and is the science that unravels the æons-long story of life on the planet Earth, from the earliest monera to the endless forms we have now, including humans, and of the various long-dead offshoots that still inspire today.
This community is open to anyone interested in paleontology, fossils, and evolution.
02 › How active is r/paleontology? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/paleontology has 331,473 subscribers and 1,090 posts in our index. It was created on 2009-03-26, 17 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/paleontology? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
Other Education & Science communities of a similar size include r/mcat (346,466 members), r/Cryptozoology (346,296 members), r/uniuk (344,415 members), r/jung (343,243 members). Each is listed with its own subscriber and post counts in the related communities section above.