Ancient Deep-Sea Dwellers: 104 Million-Year-Old Fossils Unveil Ocean’s Past
A team led by Göttingen University described the early occurrence of irregular sea urchins in the depths of the oceans. Deep within the ocean’s abyss,…
A team led by Göttingen University described the early occurrence of irregular sea urchins in the depths of the oceans. Deep within the ocean’s abyss,…
A 3D model of a 407-million-year-old plant fossil has reshaped our understanding of leaf evolution. This study has also provided new perspectives on the remarkable…
Researchers from the University of Leicester and the Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology employed advanced scanning technology to recreate a ‘fossil monster’ that lived half…
A new study reports the finding of hundreds of mummified bees encased in their cocoons from nearly three millennia ago. These preserved cocoons were unearthed…
Scientists in Morocco have uncovered fossils of primitive cousins of T. rex that had short, bulldog snouts and even shorter arms have been discovered by…
Anadoluvius existed nearly 9 million years ago and is ancestral to living African apes and humans. A recent discovery of a fossilized ape from a…
Karma Nanglu says that his favorite animal is always the one he’s currently studying. However, his most recent discovery might remain at the top of…
The answer might be found in a tiny string of bones. When a sabertooth tiger called out, what sound did it produce – a powerful…
A study led by the University of Oxford has edged us closer to unraveling an age-old question that has intrigued naturalists since the time of…
A team led by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled the first-ever Jurassic vertebrate fossils discovered in Texas, filling a significant…
Computer simulations of apex predators indicate they had distinct feeding behaviors from dinosaurs, as they were unable to crush bones. The apex predators that roamed…
An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are closely related to living species, unlike older fossils of their kind. These…
Recent research indicates that the molar teeth of proboscideans, which include elephants and their prehistoric kin, adapted due to shifts in diet brought about by…
Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have discovered and documented the largest known single dinosaur track site in Alaska. Located in Denali National Park…
An amateur fossil enthusiast, in collaboration with paleontologists from the University of Portsmouth, has uncovered the UK’s first side-necked turtle fossil. These ancient remains represent…
Paleontologists working in northern Alaska have discovered a tiny fossil mammal that thrived in what may have been among the coldest conditions on Earth about…
Ancient predator was infected by nematodes and various other parasitic species. Evidence of ancient parasites that once infected an aquatic predator over 200 million years…
New research indicates that flexibility was key to an ancient sea creatures’ success. Researchers have uncovered how one unusual species of trilobite — an ancient,…