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A team of paleontologists and researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has discovered what may be the largest known dinosaur mating dance arena ever found. For their study, published in the journal Cretaceous Research, the group...
A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, is the most complete named specimen of its kind and is now on...

Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world

Coastal planners take heed: Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could...

Early apes evolved in tropical forests disturbed by fires and volcanoes, fossil find suggests

Great apes began to diverge from other primates about 25 million years ago, according to eastern African fossil records. Though it would take another...

Birds nested alongside dinosaurs in the Arctic: Fossil find pushes polar nesting record back by 25 million years

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was...

UV light and CT scans help scientists unlock hidden details in a perfectly-preserved fossil Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that proved Darwin right. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds— including the ones...

Fossil of a new mammal species from the age of dinosaurs discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi desert

A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late Cretaceous (100–66 million-year-old)...

‘Extraordinary’ fossil reveals the oldest ant species known to science

An almost overlooked fossil discovered in a Brazilian museum collection has revealed the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to new research. The prehistoric...

Jurassic fossil sheds light on evolutionary origins of thorny-headed worms

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a fossil acanthocephalan, Juracanthocephalus, from...

Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage

Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes the incredible range of fossils which...

‘Inside out’ fossil reveals a new species with a perfectly preserved interior

A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" after its discoverer's mom. The...

First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa. How expert animal trackers helped

"The art of tracking may well be the origin of science." This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder...

Radioisotopic ages of newly discovered fossil sites hold clues to evolution of mammals

Anatolia, the western part of modern-day Turkey that sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, is a fossil-rich land crucial to unlocking...

Vulture fossil discovery reveals how volcanic deposits can preserve the microscopic details of animal tissues

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in...

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