The large size (for an embryo) and hollowed-out middle of each fossil is indicative that each of these embryos once fed upon ...

The second fossil of my grandmother is the sparrow of her voice, how it woke me often, calling in the night. The third fossil ...

This newly identified dinosaur species represents the oldest and most primitive type of ornithischian dinosaur found in Asia ...

The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day ...

The Fossil Record Electronic Database (FRED) is an important tool for many paleontologists—and amateur dinosaur enthusiasts can use it, too.

Because life as we know it depends on the death and decomposition of organisms, the fossil record is necessarily incomplete. As such, finding fossils involves not only perseverance and luck ...

Each emphasizes three key components of the record of primate evolution: history of discovery, taxonomy of the fossils, and evolution of the adaptive radiations they represent. The Primate Fossil ...

But now a team of researchers in Turkey have identified a new specimen in the fossil record in the shape of a skull and bones dating back 8.7 million years. The new fossil ape, Anadoluvius ...

Of course, body fossils make up a large part of the global fossil record. But humans and other species leave their mark in other ways too—for instance, their tracks. The study of these fossil ...

Darwin himself was shaken by their absence. His conclusion was that the fossil record was lacked these transitional stages, because it was so incomplete. That is certainly true in many cases ...

Despite calls to halt humanity’s burning of the filthiest fossil fuel driving climate change, the energy watchdog expects ...