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A crushed fossil revealed a dinosaur that shouldn’t have existed

"You want to stick your finger in a dinosaur brain?" asked Simba Srivastava. Inside a paleobiology lab lined with cabinets…

3 months ago

Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it

A new fossil discovery is bringing fresh insight into one of the most remarkable survival stories in Earth's history while…

3 months ago

This tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin of spiders

After a long day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a familiar task: preparing a Cambrian arthropod fossil for study.…

3 months ago

A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

An international research team led by scientists from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge is questioning…

6 months ago

Hidden for 125 years, a Welsh fossil turns out to be a dinosaur

Paleontologists at the University of Bristol have officially identified a new species of dinosaur from Triassic fossil beds in South…

9 months ago

Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins

A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus, and the…

11 months ago

Scientists reexamine 47-year-old fossil and discover a new Jurassic sea monster

Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile from Germany's world-renowned Posidonia Shale fossil beds, expanding our understanding…

11 months ago

A strange fossil at the edge of the solar system just shook up Planet Nine theories

Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current…

12 months ago

These 545-million-year-old fossil trails just rewrote the story of evolution

The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence…

1 year ago

From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: First tegu fossil found in the U.S.

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the…

1 year ago