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Fossil killifish: New findings reveal unforeseen diversity

Killifish, or egg-laying toothcarps, are known for their ecological adaptability and species diversity. Two families of killifish exist in Europe today: the highly species-rich...

Fossil study reveals oldest-known evolutionary ‘arms race’

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary...

Fossil treasure chest: How to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast

I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It's 2024, but I'm thinking about a very different time. Hundreds of thousands of...

Rare fossil embryos show early Ecdysozoa development in Cambrian era

An international research team has made a notable discovery of fossil embryos belonging to Ecdysozoa, a diverse group of animals including roundworms, velvet worms,...

500,000 years of fossil records reveal climate change impacts on deep-sea ecosystems

Climate change impacts not only life on land but also the largely unexplored deep-sea ecosystem, home to unique and largely unexplored fauna. Deep-sea animals,...

Mysterious plant fossil belongs to a family that no longer exists

In 1969, fossilized leaves of the species Othniophyton elongatum—which translates to "alien plant"—were identified in eastern Utah. Initially, scientists theorized the extinct species may...

Apex the Stegosaur, the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold, heads to a museum

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) unveiled today a new addition to its dinosaur collection: an 8.2-meter-long Stegosaurus dubbed “Apex.” With nearly 80%...

Rare whitefly fossils found in New Zealand shed light on ancient forest life

Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an extraordinary way....

3D fossil scans investigate the origins of bipedal locomotion in human evolution

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of bipedalism. Knowing...

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

More than a million years ago, on a hot savanna teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake Turkana in...

Fossil amphibians found in burrows where they waited for the next rainy season

Two hundred and thirty million years ago, in what's now Wyoming, the seasons were dramatic. Torrential rain would pelt the region for months on...

Fossil discovery reveals giant worm lizard with snail-cracking jaws

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the...

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