Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate ...

At 11 feet (3.4m) tall and nearly 27 feet (8.2m) long, Cooper’s pointy-backed herbivore – affectionately known as Apex – is ...

Step aside, carbon dating. Paleontologists date fossils based on the clues in the rocks surrounding them. When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the ...

DNA found in fossils from southwestern Germany suggests the populations survived in the region much longer than expected.

The fossil of a small reptile that inhabited Scotland during the age of dinosaurs 167 million years ago has scientists ...

Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex ...

The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of natural asphalt pools in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the middle of ...

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A recent study dramatically pushes back the date for the emergence of our species, though some researchers call for further ...

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted ...