Because of the extraordinary richness and potential of these fossil deposits, the Naracoorte Caves were declared a World Heritage site in 1994 For more than 300,000 years sediment and animal bones ...

The extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs is best known for clearing the way for the Age of Mammals on land. Scientists ...

Approximately 160 million years ago, during the Age of Dinosaurs, giant marine reptiles ruled the seas. One such creature, an ...

Ancient fish fossils from Egypt fill a 10-million-year gap, revealing how modern ocean fish emerged after the asteroid ...

An unexpected haul of nearly 500 fossilized fish in Egypt provides an unprecedented picture of how sea life rebounded from ...

Learn more about Qreiya 3 Lagerstätte, a fossil-rich site that could help fill key gaps in marine evolution.

When an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago, it ended the age of dinosaurs and transformed life across the ...

Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes. Remarkably preserved fossil specimens show they could see the world using four camera-type eyes, reshaping our understanding of how ...

Introduction. What is a vertebrate fossil? ; What are morphology, pathology, natural alterations, and cultural modifications? ; Why study morphology, pathology, natural alterations and cultural ...

How many fossils does it take to accurately train an image-based AI algorithm? According to a new study, the answer is much smaller than previously thought, with big implications for the field of ...

An83-million-year-old reptile fossil unearthed in southern France has been officially recognized as a new species and named ...

One fossil proved especially remarkable: an early relative of seahorses and pipefishes preserved with its body armor still ...