The 99-million-year-old preserved fossil reveals a baby bird of mysterious origin
The specimen provides the first unequivocal evidence of immature feathers in the Mesozoic fossil record.
Paleontology
Could this massive whale from 40 million years ago have been the world’s heaviest animal?
The blue whale may no longer be the heaviest animal to ever inhabit Earth; there is now another contender.
Ancient fish fossil reveals evolutionary origin of the human hand
An ancient Elpistostege fish fossil found in Miguasha, Canada has revealed new insights into how the human hand evolved from fish fins.
Early American humans used to hunt giant armadillos and live inside their shells
Glyptodons were large, armored mammals that grew to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and natives took shelter inside their gigantic shells.
Is this a 300-million-year-old screw embedded into a limestone rock or just a fossilized sea creature?
The Kosmopoisk Group, a Russian research team that investigates UFOs and paranormal activity, claims to have discovered a one-inch screw embedded inside a 300-million-year-old rock. According to legend, the screw…
Four-legged prehistoric whale fossil with webbed feet found in Peru
Paleontologists discovered the fossilized bones of a four-legged prehistoric whale with webbed feet, off Peru's western coast in 2011. Even stranger, its fingers and toes had little hooves on them. It possessed razor-sharp teeth that it used to catch fish.
‘Truly gigantic’ Jurassic sea monster remains discovered by chance in museum
The creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
A 95-million-year-old Sauropod skull discovered in Australia
Fossil from fourth-ever discovered specimen of a titanosaur may reinforce theory that dinosaurs traveled between South America and Australia.
Prehistoric teeth fossils dating back 9.7 million years could rewrite human history
The discovery of a set of 9.7 million-year-old teeth is leading some experts to posit that Europe may have been the true birthplace of humankind, and not Africa as previously thought.
Yuka: Frozen 28,000-year-old woolly mammoth cells that briefly came back to life
In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists successfully revived Yuka's ancient cells that were frozen for 28,000 years.
