The fossil came as a most unexpected and welcome present. "I cannot imagine a more significant gift and accolade than having the Avalonian trilobite genus Skehanos named for me by a fellow geologist ...

Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which ...

An illustration shows how experts believe the raptor species looked Scientists in Australia say they uncovered a fossil of a previously unknown species of eagle that lived in the country about 25 ...

In this activity, your class will use images of trilobite fossils to explore how fossils preserve information about ancient life. They will sort the fossils into orders (closely related groups) by ...

Why are fossil evidence from South America and Australia important for understanding the history of these ecosystems? Wilf: Stunning recent fossil discoveries show that eucalypts and rainforests ...

Artist's reconstruction of Palaeospondylus as an agnathan. The intricate honeycomb-like structure of the Australian fossils suggests that Palaeospondylus australis holds significant clues about ...

"But we still know remarkably little about the early evolution of these animals because there are no fossils from Australia between 25 and 55 million years ago." ...