For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were ...

Researchers Categorize New Human Species After Fossils Found in China Reveal a Group That Vanished 50,000 Years Ago Extensive ...

Truly unusual’ fossil discovery shows us what fish ate 66 million years ago - Bizarre fossil found on Denmark’s Cliffs of ...

A local fossil hunter found animal vomit at a Danish geological site that is believed to be 66 million years old.

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

Then, a paleontology master’s student named Maximilian Kellermann discovered photographs of the original fossils that hadn’t been studied before and that were taken from different angles of ...

Suwa said Japanese scientists at that time thought a different bone fragment known as "Akashi Man" was the earliest human fossil from mainland Japan, perhaps more than 780,000 years old ...

Scientists have discovered a new Cretaceous-era dinosaur species by examining photos of a fossil lost during an allied air ...

The mystery of dinosaur origins has taken an unexpected turn toward the equator. While paleontologists have long searched ...

Now, researchers are trying to solve the puzzle presented by a collection of humanlike fossils that have defied explanation for decades. Skull fragments, teeth and jaws found at different sites in ...

Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus ...

Unique features and unusual ways of moving The team used two different methods to get a clear picture of the fossils both inside and out. First, they used X-ray scanning to get a detailed look at ...