Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a geological process known as opalization, wherein organic material from ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of prehistoric turtle from what was once a lush forest in Central Australia, after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in the Northern Territory's ...

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species, called ...

Discovery of rare new fossil sheds light on New Zealand's extinct dolphin-like reptiles by Paul Scofield, George Young and Vanesa De Pietri, The Conversation ...

They’ve lived through the ice age, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and brushed off an ... [+] atomic blast just a mile away. Here’s the story of this living fossil that refuses to ...

The humerus of a modern human, left, that of the "Ushikawa man" within the box and those from a bear (the three on the right) are seen in a comparative image provided by the department of human ...

Paul Scofield receives funding from Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund and the R.S. Allan Fund of Canterbury Museum. George Young received funding from the UC Masters scholarship.

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site ...

The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark announced the discovery of ancient tree fossils belonging to the predecessors of the palm tree, shedding more light on the region’s rich geological ...

Authors Scott Evans and Ian Hughes mapping Uncus specimens on a fossil bed surface at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. A fascinating fossil discovery in remote South Australia sheds light on an ...

Uncus dzaugisi fossils preserved on LV-FUN bed at Nilpena Ediacara National Park. Credit: Gene Oh The discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old fossil in South Australia, confirms ...