Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we ...

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

David Nasca. Rhea Rollmann. How queer can Newfoundland’s 565-million-year-old fossils be? That’s what David Nasca has come a long way to find out. He made the long drive from Chicago to St. John’s at ...

The fossils are around 73 million years old, showing that birds were nesting in the Arctic at least 30 million years earlier than scientists thought. This discovery changes what we know about how ...

Ediacaran Period Fossil. Image via Openverse. One of the most significant discoveries in this field came from fossilized raindrops found in South Africa’s Ventersdorp Supergroup, dating back ...

The city of St. George and the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site held a joint press conference Thursday morning to "celebrate a great partnership" and talk fossils.

Members of the public are invited to learn about prehistoric creatures through hands-on activities this summer in a series of fossil exploration events. The events, hosted by the National Park ...

The fossil, named Shishania aculeata, comes from 500-million-year-old Cambrian deposits in Yunnan Province, southern China—an area renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils. Initially, ...