His fossils, collected over a decade at a Jurassic site in New South Wales, have revealed a new species of non-biting midge.

Scientists uncovered Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells, revealing the secret lives of ancient mekosuchine ...

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" for an ancient marine creature that used Earth's magnetic field to navigate ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

The only thing most of us know about fossils is probably from the second grade or from random TV shows over the years. In ...

These fossils, which include teeth, bones, and remains of ancient marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, and sharks, come ...

Arctic fossils reveal the oldest known oceanic reptile ecosystem from the Age of Dinosaurs. Over 30,000 specimens show marine ...

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

The name of a new species of fossil billfish honors a world-leading paleontologist who inspired generations of young ...

An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the ...

These Spitsbergen fossils suggest recovery came far faster. They show food chains rebuilt within three million years.