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 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...

variation than previously recognized. 3D scans of DNH 10, DNH 12, and DNH 19 fossils showing different views of ancient jaw fragments.©Jesse M. Martin et al. Perhaps most striking is the numerical disparity between the two lineages. At Drimolen,...

Australian scientists reveal a 100‑million‑year‑old fossil showing three predators locked in a single final meal, a world‑first discovery. A remarkable fossil from near Richmond, Queensland, has captured a three‑level predator‑prey chain that unfolded...

been a great help to us.” Recovering such minute remains is challenging; for many ancient primates, only teeth and jaw fragments endure the ravages of deep time. “Identifying ancient primate fossils in the field typically requires hunting tiny fossil...

Because tiny primate skeletons fracture easily over geologic time, researchers often rely on durable tooth enamel and jaw fragments. The team applied precise measurements and three‑dimensional scanning to compare tooth size, shape, count and placement...

Archaeologists explore newly uncovered ancient remains beneath a flooded cenote, hoping each detail will shed light on the lost civilization. A team of underwater archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has...

Forgotten museum bone fragments and children’s teeth uncover a new glimpse into Neanderthal life. A few minute Neanderthal bone fragments and teeth have opened a window onto the earliest phases of growth in our extinct cousins. New research indicates...

Queensland fossil shows a Cretaceous feeding chain: a pterosaur trapped in an ichthyosaur, later preyed on by a pliosaur, unveiling rare predator‑prey insights. The recent analysis of a fossil from the ancient Eromanga Sea—once stretching across what...

Fossil teeth and jaw fragments unveil a new sixth order in Australidelphia, shedding light on an early marsupial evolutionary branch. Paleontologists led by Tim Churchill at the University of New South Wales have introduced three previously unknown...

2000‑year‑old gold rings unearthed at a Thai burial site include a plain band and one with an Indian‑astronomy inscription, shedding new light on the Iron Age. Excavations at the recently identified Don Yai Thong burial ground in Phetchaburi province...

fossils from the Swartkrans cave site highlights these micro-evolutionary shifts in real time. Fossilized teeth and jaw fragments from ancient human relatives discovered in a South African cave. Credit: Annals of Human Biology Rare Insights into Ancient...

the Denisovan Visage With the genetic identity confirmed, the team constructed 3D digital models of the skull and jaw fragments. These reconstructions revealed a distinct profile: the Denisovans possessed thick, robust cranial bones, a low and...

Scientists reveal a pre‑dinosaur predator’s unexpected place on the evolutionary tree, reshaping our view of ancient apex hunters. Around 300 million years ago, Dimetrodon ruled the Early Permian ecosystems as the dominant carnivore, preying on large...

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of extinct marine reptile, Halisaurus auriculatus, unearthed from Cretaceous fossils in Egypt’s Western Desert. New Mosasaur Species Unearthed in Egypt’s Western Desert Paleontologists have identified a...

Archaeologists in Russia have unearthed a 2,100-year-old warrior’s grave, offering rare new insights into the burial customs of the ancient Maeotian people. Archaeologists working at the Vinogradny 1 necropolis near Krymsk, Russia, have uncovered a...

A remarkable discovery inside a U.S. cave has unearthed 300-million-year-old shark fossils, offering a rare glimpse into a long-lost prehistoric world. Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of two previously unknown shark species that...

Brazilian fossil reveals 240‑million‑year‑old creature with odd features, reshaping our view of pre‑dinosaur life. Scientists have uncovered a new armored reptile from Brazil that lived roughly 240 million years ago, just before the rise of the...

A long‑lost fossil reveals a new 200‑million‑year‑old predator, shedding light on an ancient world previously unknown to science. Researchers have unveiled a previously unknown crocodile‑like reptile that roamed what is now northern New Mexico about...

Scientists are analyzing 1.4-million-year-old footprints to identify the ancient humans who traveled together and why they were never found walking alone. An extraordinary discovery of 1.4-million-year-old fossilized tracks in northern Kenya is forcing...