This striking revelation is set to reshape our understanding of early animal evolution. The fossil, named Shishania aculeata, hails from 500-million-year-old Cambrian deposits in Yunnan Province ...

Photo by Hiroaki Aiba, Yui Takahashi and Kotaro Saito (2025) For decades, an “extremely rare” fossil sat unidentified in Japan’s Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo ...

At more than 110 million years old, a fossil excavated in Brazil is the oldest undisputed ant fossil ever discovered. The finding adds to evidence that the first ants evolved on the supercontinent ...

The Alamosaurus is the largest known land dinosaur in North America. Big Bend National Park contains fossils from over 90 dinosaur species, some of which are unique to the park. A giant bone from ...

A 1,500-pound whale fossil was found along the Gaviota Coast. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History says the fossil is unique for how complete it is. Credit: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural ...

The fossil is now back at the SRSU paleontology lab, where students and researchers are carefully studying it, along with associated vertebrae previously collected from the same quarry.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fossil fuels are driving interconnected crises, including climate change, public health issues, biodiversity loss, and pollution. They account for about 90% of ...

When the first Prototaxites fossil was unearthed in 1843, it was mistaken for an ancient rotting conifer. But trees didn’t yet exist during the Silurian period, so what exactly was this thing ...

Hammered open by people like Wittry to find a prize inside, they represent one of the most spectacular fossil beds on the planet: the Mazon Creek lagerstatte, or mother lode. Wittry lifts a two ...

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was ...

All very sad for friends and family, but finally, a lifelong dream is about to be realized: I’m on my way to becoming a fossil. So, how long is my body going to have to wait for that sweet ...

Ranchi: Geologists and forest officials have unearthed a rare and well preserved petrified fossil at Rajmahal Hills near Barmasia village in Pakur district. Estimated to be around 100-145 million ...