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
Meet Chadititan calvoi: The Graceful Titanosaur Newly Unveiled in Patagonia
Paleontologists uncovered fossils of a new species of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur named Chadititan calvoi in northern Patagonia.
Scotland's most complete dinosaur fossil extracted from Isle of Skye cliff
Bone analysis reveals the Elgol dinosaur is a 166-million-year-old ornithopod.
Scientists discover six new fossil eggshell types in Utah's Mussentuchit Member
Study provides earliest evidence of multiple oviraptorosaurs co-existing in North America.
125-million-year-old, palm-sized scorpion fossil discovered in China
The fossil has been named Jeholia longchengi after its discovery site in the Jehol Biota of Longcheng District in Liaoning Province.
Zealandia’s bee: 14.6-million-year bee fossil found in New Zealand's Hindon Maar
Paleontologists believe that Leioproctus barrydonovani inhabited broadleaf forests surrounding a Miocene maar lake—a crater formed by a volcanic explosion.
778,000-year-old animal tracks found on Isla de las Palomas
Over 600 fossilized footprints of species like elephants and giraffes suggest Tarifa was a transit corridor in the Early Pleistocene.
The contraband found by French customs–dynosaur teeth
The seized fossils include teeth from extinct marine reptiles like mosasaurus and zarafasaura oceanis.
Ancient proteins reveal male Australopithecus africanus, oldest hominin found in Sterkfontein Caves
The Australopithecus africanus specimen is the oldest hominin analyzed for sex using palaeoproteomics.
Fossil from 1940 reveals what dinosaur skin looked like
The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples, they could even visualize skin cell nuclei under the microscope.
Student discovers 11,700-year-old remains of mega mammal Glyptodon in Argentina's Córdoba River
Researchers identified the fossil as Glyptodon reticulatus, a megafauna species from the Late Pleistocene epoch.
