Tag: fossil

A new analysis of a fossil found in 1889 has unveiled the presence of zeolites—and an entirely new mineralization method.

Ancient Australia’s predator hierarchy was flipped — giant raptors ruled while T. rex-like dinosaurs stayed small.

An amateur fossil hunter in Denmark unearthed a rare regurgitalite, shedding light on Cretaceous-era diets.

Opalized ammonites are dazzling relics of Earth's deep past.

A New York couple stumble upon an ancient mastodon fossil beneath their lawn.

Fossils and computer models are great, but nothing feels as satisfying as reviving extinct animals as robots.

Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.

Just like a number of creatures, wood can fossilize too.

Scientists discover a 555-million-year-old creature that could move on its own. That was a big deal back then.

The ancient reptile could shed new light on the evolution of the first dinosaurs.

New fossils reveal the head of the largest arthropod ever to live.

Damien Boschetto found a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton in France -- an extremely rare discovery -- while walking his pooch.

This ancient insect is the missing link between two living gnat species.

Ancient footprints across the Atlantic Ocean offer clues to the dinosaur's last intercontinental journey.

Have you ever seen this type of fossil?

Researchers have discovered that the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago allowed for the proliferation and diversification of grapevines, ...

This is one of the most amazing creatures you probably haven't heard of.

Salmon are pretty curious creatures now. In the past, they were even funkier.

It was simply massive!

It had the body of a croc, the armor plate of an armadillo, the head of a bird and the ...

This unusual discovery bridges a gap in the evolutionary story of felines.

This fossil is at least 21 million years older than the previous oldest find.

This exciting find was discovered among fossils previously labelled as T. rex.

The microfossils in Australia contain the earliest evidence of photosynthesis-related structures.

Dunkleosteus looked like a brute, and it probably was one. It thrived during the Devonian Period (also known as the ...

Oldest fossil mosquito found in Lebanese amber suggests ancient males also fed on blood, revising our knowledge of mosquito evolution.

It's the first example of a habitat-selective creature from the Ediacaran Period.

Megabyte, Gigabyte, Trilobite.

The tooth is almost two million years old.

Sometimes, doing yard work is very conducive to science.

Not bad for a Fossil Friday!

It's safe to say that mountaintops are not the usual place where you'd find marine fossils.

The fossil was discovered in 1975 in North Dakota alongside a Triceratops.

This specimen pushes the history of squids, cuttlefish, and octopi back by over 80 million years.

The auction, although a commercial success, raises questions about whether fossils should be up for sale.

Early birds get fossilized!

"If it doesn't work, build bigger" is a tried and true maxim.

These are only the second and third species of spinosaurids discovered in the UK.

Maybe one was a young Picasso

Turtle eggs are usually small and fragile -- but this one was big and tough.

Now we need to confirm that these were indeed sea sponges.

Not a mean feat at all.

The history of bats is surprisingly mysterious. These teeth keep that tradition.

Gives Florida man a run for his money.

The odds of a fossil being near you is never quite zero.

Parents everywhere can probably relate.

He was one chompy boy.

They nicknamed it 'Monkeydactyl', just in case you thought researchers act like adults.

Sometimes, not adapting is the best adaptation.

This would make cephalopods one of the earliest multicellular organisms on the planet.