An unusual type of fossilized fish can be found within the limestone of present-day Germany. The Late Jurassic era conditions ...

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" ...

His fossils, collected over a decade at a Jurassic site in New South Wales, have revealed a new species of non-biting midge.

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

More fossil fuel lobbyists are coming to global climate talks to try to get favourable outcomes. Now their role is in the ...

Scientists uncovered Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells, revealing the secret lives of ancient mekosuchine ...

The only thing most of us know about fossils is probably from the second grade or from random TV shows over the years. In ...

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

The name of a new species of fossil billfish honors a world-leading paleontologist who inspired generations of young ...

An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the ...

These fossils, which include teeth, bones, and remains of ancient marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, and sharks, come ...