Search fossil research and resources

6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (890+ words) A newly-discovered fossil has many people convinced that researchers have uncovered a real-life dragon for the first time. The skull, which is as large as an adult person, discovered in Africa's Sahara Desert, has a long reptile-like jaw, full of…...

6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (143+ words) Texas Natural Science & History Museum's newly reimagined "Epic Encounters" paleontology exhibit puts visitors inches away from some of the most famous fossils ever found on Lone Star soil. The result? A fun-filled way to learn about Texas natural history for…...

8+ hour, 57+ min ago  (423+ words) NEW DELHI: A mysterious collection of animal skulls found deep inside a cave in Spain is giving scientists a rare look into the minds of our ancient cousins, the Neanderthals. A new study has suggested these early humans didn't just…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (379+ words) Editor's note: We are delighted to welcome the new book by award-winning British engineer and designer Stuart Burgess,Ultimate Engineering: An Engineer Investigates the Biomechanics of the Human Body(Discovery Institute Press),with an excerpt from Chapter 1. There is a…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (769+ words) Mammals descend trees in different ways, and primates stand apart. (CREDIT: Andrew Mercer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0) A new comparative analysis of tree-dwelling mammals, published in eLife, examined how animals move down vertical supports such as trunks and vines. The…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago  (542+ words) New research recalibrates the age of the Jordan Valley's Ubeidiya Formation to nearly two million years, putting it on par with the famous site of Dmanisi in Georgia. This could mark a pivotal moment in human evolution " evidence that early…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (710+ words) Home " Wildlife " 15 Deadliest Marine Dinosaurs that Roamed Prehistoric Seas Famed for its long neck and small head, Plesiosaurus was a highly efficient hunter. Though not as large as some marine reptiles, its voracious appetite and ability to ambush prey from…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (468+ words) Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the end-Permian mass extinction. The study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, revisits 250-million-year-old remains from the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia....

13+ hour ago  (339+ words) Usually when paleontologists unearth dinosaur bones they don't have any idea what led to their ultimate demise. But a fossil from the duck-billed Edmontosaurus recovered from Montana's Hell Creek Formation in 2005 contained a pretty conspicuous clue'a sharp tooth buried in…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago  (653+ words) Learn about the different ways mammals descended from trees and what this can tell us about early primate evolution. You might find the lemur mongoose in Madagascar and the raccoon in the deciduous forests of North America, but they have…...