China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam
Chinese scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest verified amber in the northwestern Xinjiang region, revealing that ancient plants…
385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China
Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the earliest confirmed pieces of amber ever found, a…
Giant Scorpions Ruled Ancient Britain during Devonian Period
Paleontologists have confirmed that Praearcturus gigas, a creature that prowled shallow waters during the Devonian period, 415 million…
Enigmatic Fossils Fill Missing Chapters in Story of Earth’s First Fishes
In two separate studies, paleontologists in Australia and China examined the fossilized remains of enigmatic Devonian lungfish with…