Around 299 million years ago volcanic eruptions buried a patch of mud in what is today central Germany. Amid impressions of scales, tails and feet that fossilized in the patch was something else: ...

Experts suggest that the world's oldest dinosaurs could be concealed in the planet's most remote and inaccessible regions. New research by University College London and the UK's Natural History Museum ...

In an incredible discovery, scientists have uncovered what they believe is the oldest animal ever found on Earth. Known as Otavia antiqua, this primitive organism dating back 760 million years, was ...

New research shows that the earliest sponges were soft bodied and lacked skeletons, explaining why their oldest fossils are ...

Chinese paleontologists have discovered the world's oldest complete bony fish fossils, dating back 436 million years ...

Scientists have unearthed in Mongolia the oldest and most complete fossil of a pachycephalosaur, a group of dinosaurs known for their dome-shaped skulls, according to a new study published Wednesday ...

Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes. Remarkably preserved fossil specimens show they could see the world using four camera-type eyes, reshaping our understanding of how ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived alongside each other between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago, reshaping what is known about our evolution. The 13 ...