A geobiologist has discovered possibly the oldest complex fossil – in his favorite rock
As a student at the University of New South Wales, Dr Erica Barlow picked up a rock that would change her life and quite possibly the way we see the…
T. Rex dethroned? Stegosaurus fossil sells for record $44.6 million.
Sotheby's sold an unusually complete stegosaurus fossil at auction on Wednesday for a mind-boggling $44.6 million, smashing the record price for a fossil previously set by the king of the…
Amazing discovery: Fossil collector finds UK’s most complete dinosaur since 1923
Artist's impression of the dinosaur. Credit: John SibikA new dinosaur kindsComptonatus chasei, discovered on the Isle of Wight, represents a major advance in understanding chalkvariety of dinosaurs from the England…
Stegosaurus fossil could fetch $6 million at Sotheby’s. Should they be auctioned?
A 150-million-year-old stegosaurus specimen fossil is on display at Sotheby's in New York. The fossil, named "Apex" by the paleontologist who discovered it, is expected to fetch $4 million to…
Fossil analysis reveals how Denisovans thrived on the ‘roof of the world’ | CNN
Dongju Zhang's group/Lanzhou University Excavations in the Baishiya karst cave reveal previously unknown details about the life of the Denisovans on the Tibetan Plateau. Editor's note: A version of this…
A high-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists unearths a Denisovan fossil
Zoom in / The Baishia karst cave, where the recently analyzed samples were taken.Dongju Zhang's group (Lanzhou University) For more than a century we have had the opportunity to study…
Wine fans may have dinosaurs to thank after 60 million-year-old fossil seeds were discovered
A group of scientists at the Field Museum in Chicago recently discovered fossilized grape seeds that could link dinosaurs to today's many wine offerings. The South American study found nine…
Most pristine trilobite fossil ever found shakes up scientific understanding of long-extinct group
Microtomographic reconstruction of the head and limbs of the anterior trunk ("body") of the trilobite Protolenus (Hupeolenus) in ventral view. Credit: Arnaud Mazurier, IC2MP, Univ. Poitiers Researchers have described some…
Reversal of famous fossil reveals our earliest vertebrate ancestor, scientists say | CNN
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — An extinct ribbon-like sea creature about the size…
Age-old fossil mystery solved: Scientists discover true identity of ancient sea lizard
Researchers have identified a prehistoric marine reptile discovered in 1935 as a thalatosaurus, not a choristodera, using computed tomography and a new specimen. Reconstruction of Pachystropheus rhaeticusfigured next to a…