An international team, led by scientists from the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences (MACN), unearthed near El Calafate the nearly complete skeleton of a giant relative of crocodiles, which they named Kostensuchus atrox….
Researchers from three Brazilian universities have announced the discovery of the fossil of the largest freshwater turtle ever recorded in the world, found on the bed of the Acre River. The species, identified…
A set of fossilized footprints found on the banks of the Broken River in the state of Victoria, Australia, is changing the history of the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates. According to a study…
A new species of fossil cicada has been identified by scientists at the Messel paleontological site in Germany. Named Eoplatypleura messelensis, the discovery represents not only the oldest confirmed record of the Cicadinae…
Wherever there’s dirt there’s bound to be ants, but one particular group is so adept at blending in with the ground that they hold the name “dirt ant” (Basiceros) all to themselves. Now,…
Speleologist and cave researcher Cristián Selun stated that the fossils date back to the Ice Age, approximately 7,000 to 10,000 years ago. This remarkable discovery offers valuable insights into the prehistoric fauna that…
The fossil’s eventful history stretches far back into the past: the original skeleton of the large predatory dinosaur was described by the Munich paleontologist Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach (1871-1952). It was excavated in…
A remarkably well-preserved dinosaur skull unearthed in China has been identified as a new, previously unknown species, according to researchers. The fossil, belonging to an early relative of sauropods, was discovered in 2007…
Russian scientists have unveiled the remarkably well-preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth, discovered this summer in the thawing permafrost of Siberia’s remote Yakutia region. Named “Yana” after the river basin where she…
Around 200 million years ago, the first true mammals appeared during the reign of the dinosaurs. Yet, the roots of mammals extend even further back to a group of ancient creatures known as…