Paleontology
Giant sloth and horse fossils found in Yucatán
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered fossils of extinct animals in a cenote in Umán, Yucatán, including remains of a giant sloth and prehistoric horses.
13,600-year-old mastodon skull unearthed in Iowa
Researchers have discovered a well-preserved mastodon skull, estimated to be 13,600 years old, in an…
Carcass of extinct woolly rhino found in Russia
Gold miners accidentally discover an ancient woolly rhino mummy with well-preserved horn and tissues.
Clues about how dinosaurs dominated the Earth.
Feces, vomit, and fossilized food found in stomachs provided new clues about how dinosaurs came…
Prehistoric dolphin could hear high-frequency sounds
Researchers have identified a new species of prehistoric dolphin, with high-frequency hearing similar to that…
Lasted Paleontology
Caribbean ‘Dirt Ant’ Found in 16-Million-Year-Old Amber.
Biologists at NJIT unearth a buried chapter in the evolution of dirt…
Giant sloth and horse fossils found in Yucatán
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered fossils of extinct animals in a cenote…
New species of North African predatory dinosaur discovered
Paleontologists from LMU and SNSB identify on historic images a new species…
200 million-year-old dinosaur skull discovered in China
The exceptionally preserved skull belongs to a previously unidentified species of sauropodomorph,…
50,000-year-old baby mammoth found in Siberia.
Researchers in Siberia, Russia, have unveiled the remarkably well-preserved remains of a…
Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain
Researchers have discovered the oldest gorgonopsian fossil on Mallorca, dating from 270-280…
7.5-million-year-old fossils from Türkiye
Türkiye’s 7.5 million-year-old fossil discoveries shape global paleontology narrative.
Clues about how dinosaurs dominated the Earth.
Feces, vomit, and fossilized food found in stomachs provided new clues about…
New pterosaur species discovered in Japan
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of quetzalcoatline azhdarchid…
World’s Largest Worm Lizard
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of trogonophid amphisbaenian (worm…