In 2010, researchers who had extracted DNA from an ancient finger bone revealed that it belonged to a previously unknown ...

One of the oldest known 3D fossils of an animal has been discovered in a sheep field in the Norwegian Arctic, the first new ...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Fossils Are Where You Find Them -- 1. Fantastic Fossils -- 2. How Are Fossils Formed? -- 3. What Kinds of Rocks Yield Fossils? -- 4.

New analysis shows several families of dinosaurs were likely thriving in North America in the latter days of the dinosaur era. Reading time 3 minutes Diversity is central to one of the biggest ...

Ancient bees built nests in the hollows of rodent skulls, a new study suggests L. Viñola López et al., Royal Society Open Science, 2025 under CC BY 4.0 People often appreciate fossils for the insights ...

Learn how two chunky fossils found in Wyoming revealed a new species of squid-like animal that lived 160 million years ago.

Thanks to having the “chunkiest squid butt” ever seen on an ancient cephalopod, paleontologists have discovered a 160-million-year-old octopus cousin. The newly identified fossils are described by an ...

Two tiny ant fossils recovered in southern Saskatchewan are helping scientists better understand the evolutionary history of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — Fossil finding tours have returned at the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site. This is your opportunity ...