In the Cretaceous, amber resin dripped from trees and, sometimes, trapped tiny insects. Now, 100 million years later, we have found a beautiful, shiny insect trapped in amber.
Beautiful Shiny Insect Fossil Found in Amber with Pollen On Its Legs Read More »
Fossil hunters have pulled a startling creature from the past in Australia. A tiny whale with razor teeth and huge eyes from 26 million years ago.
Australia’s Shark-Toothed Whale Adds a New Chapter to Whale Evolution Read More »
Researchers have uncovered new evidence of early human relatives, belonging to two distinct genera – Homo and Australopithecus – living around the same time in the same place.
New Fossils Show Early Humans and Australopithecus Lived Side by Side Read More »
Fossils found in central Australia reveal a surprising link: a 6-million-year-old wallaby is related to forest-wallabies now found only in New Guinea.
Prehistoric Australian Wallaby Has Closest Living Relative in New Guinea Read More »
Paleontologists in Argentina’s Patagonia have recently discovered the back half of a new rebbachisaurid sauropod, now named Astigmasaura genuflexa.
New Giant 18-metre 10-ton Rebbachisaurid Dinosaur Unearthed in Patagonia Read More »
Scientists in China have discovered a new dinosaur species in Yunnan Province, Wudingloong wuiin, that lived about 200 million years ago.
Oldest East Asian Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Discovered Read More »
Scientists in China have recently discovered a new species of gigantic sauropod dinosaur named Tongnanlong zhimingi. This dinosaur lived 147 million years ago
A New Enormous Sauropod Dinosaur Discovered in China Read More »
Paleontologists have discovered a previously unknown species of sauropodomorph dinosaur in Switzerland. This new dinosaur lived during the Late Triassic.
A New Triassic Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Unearthed in Switzerland Read More »
Scientists in northern China have uncovered a new dinosaur species named Pulaosaurus Qinglong, that they believe might chirp like a bird.
A New Neorthinischian Dinosaur Might Have Chirped Like a Bird Read More »
Germany’s Posidonia Shale is famous for its exceptionally well-preserved marine fossils that date back to the Early Jurassic. Scientists have studied this treasure-trove for nearly 500 years. Recently, paleontologists have identified a new species of marine reptile from this site. The new species has been described in PeerJ and named Plesionectes longicollum. The name Plesionectes
New Long-Necked Marine Reptile Discovered In Germany Read More »
