Decoding a 200-Year-Old Mystery: Research Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Animals
A study led by the University of Oxford has edged us closer to unraveling an age-old question that has intrigued naturalists since the time of…
A study led by the University of Oxford has edged us closer to unraveling an age-old question that has intrigued naturalists since the time of…
A team led by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled the first-ever Jurassic vertebrate fossils discovered in Texas, filling a significant…
Computer simulations of apex predators indicate they had distinct feeding behaviors from dinosaurs, as they were unable to crush bones. The apex predators that roamed…
An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are closely related to living species, unlike older fossils of their kind. These…
Recent research indicates that the molar teeth of proboscideans, which include elephants and their prehistoric kin, adapted due to shifts in diet brought about by…
Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have discovered and documented the largest known single dinosaur track site in Alaska. Located in Denali National Park…
An amateur fossil enthusiast, in collaboration with paleontologists from the University of Portsmouth, has uncovered the UK’s first side-necked turtle fossil. These ancient remains represent…
Paleontologists working in northern Alaska have discovered a tiny fossil mammal that thrived in what may have been among the coldest conditions on Earth about…
Ancient predator was infected by nematodes and various other parasitic species. Evidence of ancient parasites that once infected an aquatic predator over 200 million years…
New research indicates that flexibility was key to an ancient sea creatures’ success. Researchers have uncovered how one unusual species of trilobite — an ancient,…
New findings from the analysis of a 120-million-year-old fossil skeleton of the extinct bird Jeholornis, unearthed from northeastern China, present the earliest known evidence of…
Researchers from the University of Kansas have discovered a previously unknown species of ancient sea worm, named Shaihuludia shurikeni. Another fossil at the same site…
Newly discovered fossils in Argentina provide evidence that changes in climate and geography may have compelled a well-known species of spurge plants to migrate from…
Faysal Bibi from the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and Juan L. Cantalapiedra from the University of Alcalá in Madrid, leveraged thousands of fossil teeth…
A 125-million-year-old fossil, showing a carnivorous mammal attacking a dinosaur, challenges the long-standing belief that Cretaceous dinosaurs faced minimal threats from mammals. This significant finding…
A recent study led by Professor Kenshu Shimada challenges the conventional view of the extinct Megalodon, suggesting it was a slow swimmer that utilized its…
Researchers have unearthed a new species of rare mosasaur in Morocco, further illustrating the vast diversity of these marine reptiles that existed 66 million years…
All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. New research carried out by scientists at The University of…