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In 1969, scientists found the remains of a fossilized plant at Utah's Green River Formation and named it "Othniophyton ...

As we wind toward the year's end we often find ourselves thinking about the future, but sometimes it takes a rare nugget from ...

Jan. 7, 2025 — A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were recently uncovered is challenging the existing narrative, with evidence that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere ...

Hong Kong has made a historic discovery—its first-ever dinosaur fossils! These fossils were found on Port Island, surprising many due to the city’s urban environment. Let’s discover how this find has ...

But in Oculudentavis, they are spoon-shaped, a characteristic previously only found in some living ... the incredible potential of amber to preserve fossil specimens that might not otherwise ...

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first such find in more than 11 years, the New York State Education Department said in a news ...

Flowers discovered perfectly preserved in globs of amber bloomed at the feet of dinosaurs, suggesting that some flowering <a target=_blank href= ...

A prehistoric discovery was found in the backyard of a home in Orange County. A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found sticking right out of the soil. It’s the first discovery of its kind in our ...

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 ...

About 150 mastodon fossils have been found to date across New York, about a third of which found in Orange County. CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified a mastodon as ...