Tag: fossil

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.

Big, bold, and old.

A bizzare, never-before-seen form of preservation could shed new light on a primeval type of bird.

So, uhm, what have you done lately?

“He’s just big-boned, alright?”

New research on fossilized snake remains unearthed in Germany points to our favorite constrictor snake having evolved in Europe. Today, ...