Fossil discovery pushes the history of Australian tree frogs back 55 million years, reshaping our understanding of their ...

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

The study is based on fossils unearthed from Murgon on the traditional lands of the Waka Waka people of south-eastern Queensland. The new species, Litoria tylerantiqua, is named in honor of the ...

Rex and the Chicago Archaeopteryx compare to Pokémon such as Tyrantrum and Archeops, while exploring how fossils are uncovered and studied in both the Pokémon universe and the real world.

Scientists recently described the insect as a new genus and species, using this fossil and one other that was nearly as well preserved, from the same site. Even though the specimens are female ...

Archaeopteryx specimens have, “maybe more than any other fossil, changed the way that we see the world,” said Jingmai O’Connor, a paleontologist at the Field Museum in Chicago. Over 164 ...

In 2021, a pair of amateur fossil enthusiasts exploring the banks of the Broken river, near Mansfield, Victoria, found a slab of sandstone, around 40 centimetres across, with three sets of tracks ...

When Jason Bourque first spotted the fossil, it looked small. Just half an inch wide, it sat quietly in a box. But something about it stayed with him for years. He could never quite let it go.

Fossil claw prints found in Australia were probably made by the earliest known members of the group that includes reptiles, birds and mammals, according to a study published in Nature today. The ...

Fossil claw prints found in Australia were probably made by the earliest known members of the group that includes reptiles, birds and mammals, according to a study published in Nature today 1. The ...

The unique features of Mosura fentoni astounded paleontologists. Paleontologists have discovered that a three-eyed sea moth predator lived on Earth half a billion years ago with evidence found in ...

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds -- including the ones alive today -- emerged from dinosaurs.