A scan of the bone found that the edges of the puncture don’t match the break points on the rest of the bone, meaning it wasn’t caused during the fossilization process, and cemented and compacted ...

The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine fossils.

The International Geoheritage Site designation identifies such sites as being of the highest scientific value.

Learn more about how this rare find gives researchers a glimpse at the predator-prey relationship these prehistoric creatures had.

Modeling dinosaur evolution points researchers to potential fossil discoveries closer to the equator.

Fossil evidence discovered in southern Alberta suggests a crocodile-like creature bit a flying reptile 76 million years ago, according to a new study published Thursday in the Journal of Paleontology.

Paleontologist Caleb Brown said that the fossil is "exceptionally uncommon"—not least because the pterosaur was a juvenile.

A significant area of Cretaceous rock exposures in northwest Montana has been recognized as an International Geoheritage Site, Montana State University announced on Thursday.

In 2024, researchers from the universities of Oxford and Birmingham excavated a huge expanse of a quarry floor in Oxfordshire filled with hundreds ...

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new study.

The earliest known dinosaur fossils date to around 230 million years ago, and have been found in southern Brazil, Argentina, and Zimbabwe. The current wide gap between the first two locations and the ...