Paleontologists have unearthed a 70-million-year-old dinosaur in Patagonia, revealing startling new secrets about one of the most mysterious fossil families. Paleontologists working in the rugged terrain of Patagonia have unearthed a rare window into...

Scientists have discovered rare, fossilized stomach contents inside an unassuming piece of chalk, revealing the final meal of an ancient predator. A remarkable discovery along the chalky cliffs of Stevns Klint in Denmark has offered paleontologists a...

Rare fossil cache provides unprecedented insight into pterosaur nesting, growth, and the controversial dawn of life. A sandstone slab of roughly 3.28 m² uncovered in Xinjiang, China, contains at least 215 fossil eggs belonging to the pterosaur...

Scientists have finally uncovered the hidden process that causes fossils buried side by side to represent vastly different periods of Earth’s history. For decades, paleontologists have grappled with a persistent mystery: why do fossils from vastly...

New Brazilian fossil snake shows early snakes split habitats: some went underground, others thrived elsewhere, shedding light on snake origins. A new fossil of the extinct stem snake Tametara mirim provides an unprecedented glimpse into the brain...

A tiny bone fragment discovered in a Chinese cave is rewriting the history of a mysterious human lineage, filling a decade-long gap in our understanding. A slender, 4.5-centimeter segment of a forearm bone has provided researchers with a rare and...

A long-forgotten dinosaur bone discovered on museum grounds is rewriting the history of Japan’s prehistoric coastline and the species that lived there. A single, overlooked bone that spent two decades sitting in storage at the Iwaki City Ammonite...

community to ensure that future infrastructure projects act as opportunities for discovery rather than destruction. Fossilized bones attributed to Dasosaurus tocantinensis. Credit: Journal of Systematic Paleontology Efforts are currently underway to...

A near‑complete 30‑million‑year‑old Mesocyon coryphaeus skeleton from Oregon shows how this coyote‑sized early dog with short legs hunted and moved. A newly uncovered skeleton of the early North American canid Mesocyon coryphaeus is bridging a 150‑year...

Long‑lost Megalodon fossils reappear, offering fresh clues about the giant shark that scientists thought were gone forever. A pair of fossilized vertebrae belonging to the extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon have reappeared after being presumed lost...

Fossil study reveals Homo floresiensis likely survived by scavenging Komodo dragon kills, not hunting large prey. A fresh analysis of fossil remains from the Indonesian island of Flores is overturning the long‑standing view of Homo floresiensis as a...

Ancient volcanic ash fossils expose 16 extinct species and a million‑year‑old evolutionary mystery. Deep inside a limestone cavern on New Zealand’s North Island, scientists have uncovered a hidden layer of sediment that bridges a million‑year gap in...

UCLA researchers have finally determined the body temperature of a T. rex by analyzing tiny samples of fossilized enamel. Here is what they discovered. New geochemical analysis of fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex teeth has provided the first definitive...

A child’s finger bone and a long-hidden skull have revealed a startling, unexpected link between two distinct chapters of human history. A mysterious group of ancient humans, previously known only through sparse genetic traces and fragments of bone,...

A tiny 225‑million‑year‑old fossil reveals hidden details about the earliest ancestors of modern reptiles, prompting fresh scientific insights. A diminutive fossil jaw unearthed in southern Brazil is shedding light on a missing chapter of reptile...

A routine frog survey in a California creek led to the discovery of a massive, prehistoric fossil hidden half-submerged in the water. While conducting a survey of a creek bed in San Mateo County to identify potential habitat for the threatened...

A 99-million-year-old gecko trapped in amber reveals hidden tropical forest secrets scientists can’t usually see in fossils. A minuscule gecko encased in Myanmar amber for nearly 99 million years has offered researchers a glimpse of one of the earliest...

A rare dinosaur fossil discovered 473 meters underground in China’s Bayan Gobi Formation reveals new insights into Early Cretaceous species distribution. Geologists searching for copper deposits in northern China have stumbled upon a significant...

A rare mammoth fossil discovered on a Bulgarian riverbank has left researchers puzzled, sparking new questions about the creature’s mysterious origins. Historic low water levels along the Danube River have unveiled the skeletal remains of a woolly...

A tiny dinosaur skull fragment reveals surprising new insights into ancient predators, reshaping our understanding of their behavior and evolution. A newly identified dinosaur from New Mexico, dating to roughly 73 million years ago, adds a giant member...