Skeleton season may be just around the corner, but the skeleton age dawned with the early Cambrian Period, about 538 million ...

Researchers have uncovered remains of several mammals, birds, and many more creatures from the Can Mata landfill in Spain.

In a surprising twist, agarbage dump in Spain, has turned into a hotspot for ancient fossils. The Can Mata landfill, which ...

Instantly recognizable by their spiral shells, these ancient predators were relatives of modern squid and octopuses. Because ...

Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...

"In the world of paleontology, anything this unusual is important and we feel privileged to be able to interpret them," the ...

A recent study has made microscopic fossils messengers from a warmer world, showing that the tropical Pacific Ocean could be ...

Scientists discovered Xiphodracon goldencapsis, a 3-metre Early Jurassic ichthyosaur on England’s Jurassic Coast, revealing ...

Ancient fossils were stolen from Death Valley National Park recently, citing a need to curb vandalism and theft at national parks. Fossil footprints that scientists say are three to five million years ...

The $148,000 award supports collaborative research and community outreach on Pennsylvania’s Devonian fossil record.

Forget the badlands and deserts. Some of the world’s most important fossil discoveries are hiding in New Jersey’s suburbs.

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their ...