Fossil
180-million-year-old ‘crocodile’ fossil unearthed in Indian desert village
Jaisalmer district administration has fenced off the area to safeguard the fossil collection from damage.
Europe just got its first look at the world’s oldest human ancestor
Holidaymaker strikes paleontological gold: 100-million-year-old pearl surfaces in Queensland
The Missing Link? Mysterious Unnamed Human Ancestor Found Near Lucy Site
‘One-Ounce Wonder’: Mouse-Sized Dino-Era Species Found in Patagonia
Unearthed in Chilean Patagonia, the 74-million-year-old Yeutherium pressor is the smallest known South American mammal from the dinosaur era.
Scientists date 300,000-year reindeer tooth, resetting Iberia’s Ice Age calendar
The fossil, recovered with a human skull fragment and stone tools, shows reindeer lived beside early humans across the peninsula.
Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave
Macadens olsoni is notable for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row of teeth designed for crushing small sea creatures.
Museum finds 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil beneath parking lot
The fossil vertebra, found 763 feet underground, offers a rare glimpse into the late Cretaceous period.
Ritual donkey sacrifice in Israel provides insights into ancient Egyptian trade
The donkeys, found buried under a Bronze Age house in ancient Gath, near Tell es-Safi, were determined to have originated from ancient Egypt.
Ancient proteins found in fossils up to 24 million years old
Proteins, a cell's molecular machinery, also offer valuable information and have the virtue of surviving much longer, as new research shows.
'Ash-Winged Dawn Goddess': Oldest North American pterosaur fossil found
Jaw, wing bone, and tooth of Eotephradactylus mcintireae (209.2 Ma) reveal a floodplain ecosystem with fish, giant amphibians, and early turtles before the end-Triassic mass extinction.
Rulers of the sea: 100 million years ago squids were kings
Researchers uncovered 263 fossilized squid beaks, including about 40 different species that had never been seen before.
Fast-footed fossil with outsized toes rewrites small-dino story
Originally misidentified as Nanosaurus, the metre-long teen fossil is the most complete early small dinosaur skeleton ever discovered, researchers say.
First ever discovery of sauropod gut contents confirms herbivorous diet
Analysis reveals sauropods didn't chew but used gut microbes to digest varied plant diet.
'Very strange' ancient marine predator identified - had 50 neck vertebrae
Researchers believe it was one of the first plesiosaurs to hunt prey from above.
