Tag: fossil
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).
Fossil Friday: leg fragment points to huge, toothy bird with a wingspan of up to 21 feet
Imagine how many nuggets you could make from one of these.
Researchers map the anatomy of the ‘mysteriously-shaped’ beetle
In the end, it didn’t live up to the name!
Fossil-ish Friday: researchers digitally unpack 3 Egyptian animal mummies
Not all mummies are human.
Fossil Friday: mysterious, long-necked dinosaur species turns out to be two species that lived in the ocean
This was one strange beast... Well, two beasts.
The most common types of fossils — finding ancient life preserved in rock
A foray millions of years into the past.
New fossil insect species points to a Canada-Australia land route 50 million years ago
Better understanding of such fossils lets us peer into the geological past.
Fossil Friday: the UK’s first-ever pterodactyl fossil
The dinosaur belonged to a family of pterodactyls called tapejarids.