Ancient turtle embryo preserved inside thick, tough egg
Turtle eggs are usually small and fragile -- but this one was big and tough.
Tag: fossil
We might have discovered the oldest animal fossils yet in the Canadian Northwest
Now we need to confirm that these were indeed sea sponges.
Fossil Friday: UK couple accidentally discovers a mother lode of fossils
Not a mean feat at all.
Fossil Friday: the oldest kind-of-bat species seen so far, described from set of teeth found in China
The history of bats is surprisingly mysterious. These teeth keep that tradition.
California man finds the ‘most significant’ fossil site in the state — by accident
Gives Florida man a run for his money.
Florida men find mammoth bone while scuba diving
The odds of a fossil being near you is never quite zero.
Adult T-Rexs likely couldn’t keep up with their offspring, judging from their paw prints
Parents everywhere can probably relate.
Researchers uncover the oldest known species with opposable thumbs — a dinosaur in China
They nicknamed it 'Monkeydactyl', just in case you thought researchers act like adults.
Fossil Friday: microbes discovered deep underground remain virtually unchanged since 175 million years ago
Sometimes, not adapting is the best adaptation.
Fossil Friday: we might have found the earliest known cephalopod, extending the family’s history by 30 million years
This would make cephalopods one of the earliest multicellular organisms on the planet.
Dino unearthed in Argentina is likely the oldest titanosaur we’ve ever seen
Big, bold, and old.
Quartz in ancient bird stomach sheds new light on what it would have eaten
A bizzare, never-before-seen form of preservation could shed new light on a primeval type of bird.
“Daddy, look at this”: 220-million-year-old dinosaur footprint discovered by four-year-old
So, uhm, what have you done lately?
Fossil dino discovered in Argentina might have been the largest-ever animal on dry land
“He’s just big-boned, alright?”
Fossil Friday: oldest python ever found suggests they’re originally from Europe
New research on fossilized snake remains unearthed in Germany points to our favorite constrictor snake having evolved in Europe. Today, ...
Flower trapped in amber reveals new fossil species
It had an interesting, spiral-like arrangement.
Ireland’s first-ever dinosaur fossils confirmed
Geologically speaking, Ireland is not conducive to finding dinosaur fossils.
Fossil Friday: amphibian trapped in amber is the first known ‘tongue-thrower’
The fossils were at first (mistakenly) identified as being an ancient chameleon.
Newly-discovered fossil lizard shows how uncertainty can lead to better science
Sometimes, it's best to admit that we simply don't know the right answer (yet).