Tiny fossils from Hokkaido are revealing a surprisingly mobile ancient ocean during a warmer world. A team led by researchers at Kumamoto University has identified a new genus of microscopic ...

Back in 1988, Heather and Michael Trask dug up a set of fossils near the banks of the Puntledge River. The fossils were from an ancient animal that had a long neck, powerful jaws, and sharp teeth, ...

A newly described Patagonian fossil reveals the evolutionary origins and global spread of the tiny alvarezsaur dinosaurs. Researchers led by Twin Cities paleontologist Peter Makovicky and Argentine sc ...

It underscores the importance of comprehensive fossil preservation, ensuring our scientific successors have the tools needed to make breakthroughs in cancer research. In the end, the key to unlocking ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One thing that northwestern New Mexico is known for is lots of dinosaur fossils. Previously, paleontologists estimated that the fossils in the Birsti Badlands were 70 million years ...

A broken tooth lodged deep in bone can outlast the animal that lost it. In two whale skulls from Belgium, those fragments have done exactly that, preserving a moment of violence from roughly five ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized remains of marine invertebrates can accurately reflect the functional diversity of past ecosystems ...