An unusual type of fossilized fish can be found within the limestone of present-day Germany. The Late Jurassic era conditions ...

An 82-year-old man from Australia with a lifelong passion for fossils but no formal training in paleontology has helped ...

A 151-million-year-old midge fossil from the Jurassic era revealed that freshwater insects might have first evolved in the ...

A treasure trove of rare freshwater fossils has been described from Taiwan in a new study. Dating back to the Early ...

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

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

Scientists have discovered microscopic magnetic fossils, potentially revealing how ancient marine life navigated vast oceans using Earth's magnetic field.

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

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

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.