Fossil
Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor
The fossilized lower jawbones of two adults and a toddler, as well as teeth, a thigh bone, and some vertebrae, were unearthed in a cave in Casablanca, Morocco.
A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story
160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolved
'Medusa,' possible 'dinosaur mummy' discovered in Badlands, transferred for further research
Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii
It is the first butterfly fossil from the Early Pleistocene epoch, dating to 2.6 to 1.8 million years ago.
Did T. rex's 'grandparents' migrate over the Bering Land Bridge?
Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, specifically in Laramidia, the western half of the continent.
New fossils suggest land bridges brought apex crocodiles to the Caribbean
Fossils date to 5 to 7 million years ago, extending sebecids' existence by 5 million years.
Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil
The species, called Vulcanidris cratensis, is part of a lineage called hell ants - named for their demonic-looking jaws.
Massive dinosaur fossil found at Big Bend National Park
Student expedition leads to discovery of a large vertebra belonging to an Alamosaurus.
A curled up paw: 5.5-million-year-old fossil bridging foxes and wolves found in Italy
The most complete specimen of Eucyon ever found in Europe, was discovered in the province of Cuneo, Italy.
25,000-year-old elephant ancestor found in Chandrapur
Along with the fossils, paleolithic tools were also found at the site, indicating that early humans lived with these giant elephants and perhaps hunted them.
Study: Private collectors own majority of T. rex fossils, limiting research
Commercial collectors have discovered 2.4 times more T. rex fossils than public institutions since the early 1990s.
Mass spectrometry identifies mysterious jawbone as Male Denisovan, rewriting prehistory
Researchers used ancient protein analysis to identify the fossil.
Paleontologists unearth 230-million-year-old mass grave of giant amphibians in Wyoming
The fossil find includes at least 19 individuals of the species Buettnererpeton bakeri, which were as large as adult alligators.
