The Jiangchuan Biota indicates that we may have misjudged the Cambrian “explosion” of complex life.

What can bones tell us about life millions of years ago? A paleobiologist decodes chemical clues to uncover how animals lived ...

They’re little time capsules, often holding stories so bizarre they make modern nature look boring. Some fossils reveal just how weirdly life used to work, while others pop up in the most unexpected ...

How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display? What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

Rare 450-million-year-old fossil, Paleocanna tentaculum, that provides a clearer link between ancient cnidarians and modern ...

Imagine this: You have an idea for a stunning flower garden and you get to work digging, only to come across something you never thought you would — a fossil. It's seemingly a worthwhile find; however ...

Beneath the dry farmland of New South Wales lies a hidden window into a lost rainforest teeming with life from 11-16 million ...

Find out more about Body Fossils and Trace Fossils. Fossils can be categorized in two basic types: body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils help scientists learn what plants and animals looked ...

Prehistoric pigs looked quite different from modern-day pigs. These ancient omnivores sportedlong tusks and head protuberances. Kubanochoerus is an extinct genus of long-legged pigs that lived during ...

Canadian researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils near Quebec City have identified a new species of basal-medusozoan ...

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