Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’
Photograph Carlos Bocos, licensed CC 4.0. Int. via inclusion in Flannery et al., 2026. Rec. Aust. Mus. 78(1):…
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinction…
Grant Garmezy Molds a Full-Size Dakotaraptor from Molten Glass — Colossal
Dakotaraptor, a fossilized skeleton of which was discovered a little more than 20 years ago by paleontologists in…
Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered
An interpretation of the strange creature Tankya – credit, Vitor Silva / SWNS The fossilized remains of a…
773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary split
A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest…
The largest life-form on land 400 million years ago was one that scientists can’t explain
Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over…
These Bizarre Fossils Have Baffled Scientists for Years. Now, Experts Have Cracked the Case.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists believe they’ve deduced why prehistoric Ediacara Biota fossils…
‘Extraordinary’ trove of ancient species found in China quarry
Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have…
Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link
credit – JP Raynal released from the Programme Préhistoire de Casablanca Remains of an early human ancestor from…
A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story
Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived around…
Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open,…
Fossils in Ancient Seabed Show Signs of Turtle Stampede
Scientists say they may have discovered evidence of a prehistoric turtle stampede on a remote Italian cliff.…