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Oldest feather does not belong to Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx remains a key link in dinosaur-bird evolution, but maybe it wasn't all that unique.
Paleontologists discovered a new species of ancient shark — and it was so, so tiny
" teeth are the size of a sand grain. Without a microscope you'd just throw them away," says one of ...
Coastal erosion reveals incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints in southern England
It's like Disneyworld for paleontologists.
Researchers find Jurassic piranha-like flesh-eating fish, and also spot their victims
The Jurassic had flesh-eating fish... of course it did.
Fishermen find 10,000-year-old skull and antlers belonging to extinct giant elk
Well, talk about a big catch.
Fossil finding shows how early mammals developed early traits
What do you get when you cross a reptile and a mammal? We don't know, but it certainly evolved from ...
First-ever baby snake fossil discovered beautifully encased in amber
Poor baby snake!
Scientists find ‘nude’ creature that lived half a billion years ago
An unusual creature form a long, long time ago.
Scientists find the oldest footprints ever — from a period we didn’t even know things have legs
Talk about a surprising find!
Largest pterosaur jaw ever found, recognized three decades after discovery in Transylvania
What's with the long face?
How the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs spared ground-dwelling birds
Most birds could fly by that time -- but it was the ones that couldn't that survived.
Early mammal fossil shows how the Pangaea supercontinent split up
Talk about a groundbreaking discovery.
Utah tourists are destroying ancient dinosaur tracks — and throwing them into the water
Ignorance at its finest.
Unique fossils show how early bird beaks developed
It's a mix of surprisingly old and surprisingly modern.
Fossilized footprints show human hunters stalked giant sloths more than 11,000 years ago
An amazing and dangerous encounter between humans and an ice age species was trapped in fossilized mud.
Researchers investigate intriguing ‘baby’ tyrannosaur fossil
It's an extremely well-preserved fossil, but for now, it raises more questions than it answers.
Mesozoic baby bird fossil sheds new light on evolution
It's impressive that we can learn so much about something so fragile, from so long ago.
Amazing fossil shows that Earth’s earliest birds evolved just like Darwin’s finches
These proto-birds may have evolved just like their modern relatives.
New fossil shows when worms developed heads
Too often we take our heads for granted.
A lot of eggs in one basket: Paleontologists discover pterosaur egg bonanza
They say don't put your eggs in one basket, but what about putting your eggs in the same bedrock?
This rat-like creature is the earliest ancestor of mankind
In a way, we're all the descendants of these rats.
Ancient elephant species was twice as heavy as today’s modern cousins
A huge elephant used to roam the Middle East up to 300,000 years ago.
Stunning triceratops fossil discovered by chance on construction site
It's an exciting and intriguing find.
Tiny, fossilized ape skull brings us closer to the common human-ape ancestor, fuels debate over humanity’s place of birth
Not bad for such a small thing.
Dinosaur discovered in Patagonia back in 2012 is the biggest animal to ever walk the Earth
He was probably a gentle giant. Accent on giant.
This is what the first flower on Earth probably looked like
Charles Darwin called it "abominable mystery."
Scientists take a deep look inside mysterious 580-million-year-old creatures
We don't even know if they were plants or animals.
T-Rex’s image as a giant, scaly, monster supported by new study
New research restores the 'traditional' image of the T-Rex, concluding that the dinosaur was, at least mostly, covered in scales.
Paleontologists find the oldest mushroom fossil
It's the first mineralized mushroom fossil we've ever found.
Warm-bloodedness shown to be millions of years older than we thought — maybe as old as the dinosaurs
The case for dinosaur warm bloodedness keeps getting stronger.
“Last African Dinosaur” discovered in Morocco mine
A new study sheds new light on one of the last living African dinosaurs, from 66 million years ago.
Beautifully preserved fossil reveals a new 430-million-year old crustacean species, gets named in honor of Sir Attenborough’s 90th birthday
Sir Attenborough really liked the name.
Insect courtship behavior trapped in 100-million-year-old amber
It's Romeo and Juliet on steroids, with geology.
#FossilFriday: “Missing link” of sharks discovered
CT scanning shark fossil reveals their origins.
World’s oldest plant-like fossils indicate we might have to rethink emergence of multicellular life
We might have to recalibrate the tree of life.
The best-fossilized octopus we’ve ever found gets recreated in 3D to understand their evolution
They changed surprisingly little.
Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history
Four billion years. Let that sink in for a moment.
Fossilized protein found in 195-million-year-old dinosaur bone
Finding fossilized remains of dinosaurs is one thing, but now, paleontologists have discovered proteins dating back to 195 million years ...
Paleontologists find 6.2 million year old wolf-sized otter
It was adorable, but also terrifying.
Scientists finally place mysterious Cambrian fossils in the tree of life
It was a brachiopode after all - who would have guessed?
Paleontologists find ‘incredibly rare’ 52 million year-old fossilized berry
Geoscientists working in South America have uncovered an ancient berry.
Construction workers discover fossil of bird-like dinosaurs, one of the last species to appear before the extinction
They named it the Mud Dragon.
Dinosaurs’ rise to power took a lot of time, new study shows
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for millions of years, but they took it slowly.
Fossil Friday: the first dino brain (we’ve ever found)
We didn't even think it was possible to find one up to now.
