Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years…
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Paleontology is the scientific study of life in Earth’s past, primarily through the analysis of fossils—remains, traces, or impressions of ancient organisms preserved in rock. By uncovering and interpreting these remnants, paleontologists reconstruct evolutionary histories, ecosystems, and environmental changes that have occurred over millions of years. This field bridges geology and biology, shedding light on everything from the age of dinosaurs to the earliest microbial life. Explore this page for the latest fossil discoveries, analytical techniques, and insights into how ancient life helps us understand both the past and the future of our planet.
A study from the University of Leicester describes a newly identified fossil species that is…
A fossil jawbone found off Taiwan has been confirmed as Denisovan using ancient protein analysis,…
An in-depth assessment reveals that dozens of giant amphibians died on an ancient floodplain. Around…
A routine fossil-hunting trip turned into a groundbreaking discovery for a pair of researchers when…
Scientists discovered a 480-million-year-old phosphatic sponge in South China, making it the oldest known stromatoporoid…
Ancient protein analysis revealed that the oldest hominin fossil found in Taiwan belonged to a…
Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs, ankylosaurids, have been discovered for the first time, thanks to…
New discoveries shed light on an ancient human species and its evolutionary links to modern…
The new site features over 130 footprints and trackways, some extending up to 12 meters…
Dinosaurs may not have been declining before the asteroid impact after all – new research…
A new review of Triassic fossils from Germany reveals rich tetrapod diversity and links to…
A 99-million-year-old wasp species used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture prey and may represent…
Millions of years before the asteroid impact that ended the reign of the dinosaurs, mammals…
A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early…
3D modeling reveals that as bird brains grew larger, it led to changes in jaw…
Fossils from China’s Turpan-Hami Basin reveal it was a rare land refuge during the end-Permian…
Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine…