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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
Previously unknown dinosaur species discovered in Portugal's Lusitanian Basin
‘This specimen reflects that iguanodonts had a much greater diversity than previously thought,’ said Bruno Silva of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue preservation.
Meet ‘Fiona’, the pregnant “Sea Dragon” fossil
The fetus, measuring around 50 centimeters, was positioned in a way that indicates it was in the final stages of prenatal development, suggesting it was possibly ready to be born.
Oldest known ceratopsian dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco
The femur shows distinctive traits observed exclusively in ceratopsians, confirming their existence in the Middle Jurassic.
Australian scientists find 15-million-year-old previously unknown fish species
The fossil preserved the stomach contents, allowing for insights into the behavior of ancient fish.
New species of primitive lizard 'Marmoretta drescherae' identified in Portugal
A new species of primitive reptile, named Marmoretta drescherae, was identified from fossils unearthed in Portugal dating back 150 million years ago.
Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds
Megalodon sharks roamed the seas between 20 million and 3.6 million years ago.
New fossils reveal Paranthropus robustus walked upright like modern humans
Researcher Cazenave emphasizes, "these fossils show that this species, comparable to modern humans, walked upright but was extremely small in size."
Meet 'Pink': The 1.4-million-year-old face changing Europe's human story
Researchers say the fossil suggests a previously unknown human species lived in Europe over one million years ago.
Discovering the leaf-eating, tree-clinging mammal of the Paleocene
Skeleton shows Mixodectes pungens lived in trees and primarily ate leaves during the Paleocene epoch, highlighting its unique ecological niche after the dinosaurs.
