A 200-million-year-old cycad species that coexisted with dinosaurs and still survives has been discovered in the Amazon.

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A remarkably preserved fossil unearthed in China has offered scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the true appearance of dinosaur skin. The newly identified species, Haolong dongi, an ...

Cycads are ancient palm-like plants that appeared 275m years ago, long before flowering plants evolved Cycads are ancient palm-like plants that appeared 275m years ago, long before flowering plants ...

More than 60 dinosaur bones have been unearthed from rocks at the site of a fossil dig on Victoria's Bass Coast. The region is renowned for its rich cache of prehistoric fossils and bones, some ...

A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals first appeared on land. The newly described species is one of the earliest ...

“It blew all of our minds," his mother said of the prehistoric find Angel Saunders has been a writer at PEOPLE since 2023. She previously worked at iHeartMedia, IndieWire and REVOLT. Craig Thomas, BLM ...

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Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic signature locked into the surrounding sediments. The hominin remains show a blend ...

Around 307 million years ago lived a football-size and -shaped creature that loved to munch on veggies. Scientists have just dubbed the newly discovered species, Tyrannoroter heberti, one of the first ...