This middle ear is thought to have evolved from jaw joints. But broken, poorly preserved fossils have made piecing together that transition difficult. The second study, comparing an older ...

The discovery of new fossils reveals that a species first found in 1969 is not a member of the ginseng family, as scientists ...

a Guangdong city renowned for its abundance of such fossils, made headlines. One of them, Erik Yip Hang-wing, a guide from the Hong Kong Geological Park who majored in geography, has been leading ...

Ancient human fossils discovered in a cave in eastern China have traits of both primitive and modern humans – a finding that could potentially challenge the “out of Africa” theory of human ...

Paleontologists used UV fluorescence to find 50 Pterodactylus fossils, revealing their full family, from hatchlings to adults ...

The fossils, identified as pieces of roots and bark belonging to primitive trees known as 'lycopsids', provide a unique glimpse into the ancient landscape of Torbay.