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An important new fossil of the oldest known modern bird

New clues delve into the age-old question: Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck?

A crocodile with dark green and brown scales biting a Pterosaur with a long neck and colorful wings

A rare Pterosaur fossil has a Crocodile bite mark on its neck bone

This fascinating find was made in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.

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Researchers discovered two ancient mollusks’ fossils of ‘Punk’ and ‘Emo’

Ancient molluscs were more complex and adaptable than previously known.

Reconstruction of the appearance in life of a gorgonopsian in a floodplain of the Permian of Mallorca.

Scientist discovered world’s oldest ancestor of mammals in Mallorca

The fossil animal lived between 270 and 280 million years ago.

An Early Cretaceous floodplain in southeastern England, 135 million years ago: a spinosaur (centre) takes over the carcass of an ornithopod, much to the annoyance of the smaller tyrannosaurs (left) and dromaeosaurids (bottom right). UK.

Dinosaur teeth revealed how they roamed East Sussex 135 million years ago

Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea with help of retired quarryman.

the surface of the area near Lake Turkana in Kenya

1.5-million-year-old ancient human footprints found in Kenya

Some ancient hominins were neighbors.

Life restoration of the earliest lizard

Researchers reconfirm fossil as the world’s oldest modern lizard

A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed.

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The mystery of the ‘Dinky’ dinosaur’s unusually long stride solved

UMD paleontologist helped recreate the movements of a bird-sized raptor.

Analysis of nitrogen isotopes provides evidence of the earliest known photosymbiosis in corals of the Devonian

The symbiotic relationship of Coral dates back 385 million years old

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz used nitrogen isotope analysis of 2 extinct groups of coral fossils, tabulate and Rugos. They...

Paleo-inspired robot to demonstrate evolution

Biologists are using palaeo-inspired robots to demonstrate the evolution

As the transition from water to land is the most significant event in the history of life on the Earth, a group of researchers...

Composite skeleton of fallow deer.

Exploring Southern Europe’s climate history through fossils

Fossils found the oldest known evidence of the straight-tusked elephant and the red deer in Europe.

large birds engaged in raptorial behavior and could carry proportionally large prey.

Exploring the fascinating world of cretaceous birds

New fossil species reveal diverse body sizes and lifestyles of birds before mass extinction.

Painting of the dicynodont.

Extinct species may have inspired South African rock art

Research compares 1800s painting of tusked animal by San people to local fossils.

L. Theropod footprint

Matching dinosaur footprints found on different continents

The footprints were found more than 3,700 miles, or 6,000 kilometers, away from each other.

Image showing A reconstructed image of Pakudyptes at a New Zealand coast.

Fossil shows penguin wing evolution

According to an international study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, a tiny fossil penguin is crucial to understanding...

Complete specimen of Shishania aculeata seen from the dorsal (top) side (left). Spines covering the body of Shishania aculeata (right).

500 million-years-old slug reveals the origins of molluscs

Discovery of a new species of mollusc that lived 500 million years ago.

Researchers examine evidence of animal fossils, which are about 550 million years old, in field work in Namibia.

Fossils study reveals a link between sea levels and early life on Earth

The study reveals clues into the forces that drove the evolution of the earliest organisms.

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Giant Armadillo: Evidence of early human exploitation in Argentina

Tool marks could be among oldest known evidence for human occupation in southern South America.

Left: Artist’s rendering of Gaiasia jennyae. Credit: Gabriel Lio. Right: Skeleton, including the skull and backbone, of Gaiasia jennyae. Credit: C. Marsicano.

Meet Gaiasia Jennyae, the swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head

The giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before the dinosaurs.

Entrance to Baishiya Karst Cave.

Denisovans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years

A new Denisovan fossil sheds light on the species' ability to survive in fluctuating climatic conditions.

Fabiany Herrera (left) and Mónica Carvalho (right) at the fossil plant locality, holding the newly-discovered earliest grape from the Western Hemisphere.

Death of the dinosaurs helped grapes spread globally

60-million-year-old grape seeds reveal the death of the dinosaurs may have paved the way for grapes to spread.

Artistic reconstruction of two species of trilobite an instant before burial in a flow of volcanic ash 510 million years ago.

Rapid volcanic ash preserved trilobites reveal ‘unprecedented’ detail

Stunning fossils reveal 3D anatomy of arthropods that lived a half-billion years ago.

Artist's impression of Gordonia traquairi.

Modern tech uncovers secrets of 250 million-year-old ‘Elgin Marvel’ fossil

Details of an ancient cousin of modern-day mammals have been revealed.

giant species of salmon

Ancient mystery of prehistoric salmon with front teeth

Paleontologists believe the teeth may have been used for defense, competitive fighting, or as digging tools.

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A new great ape species lived in Germany 11 million years ago

First ever report of two ancient ape species cohabiting in Miocene Europe.

Artistic recreation of the marine animal forest

Stirring evolution: How Earth’s ancient sea creatures shaped change

This may have affected the distribution of important resources.

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The Fascinating Growth Rates of Dinosaurs Revealed

High growth rates apparently a common feature among early Mesozoic animals.

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