Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

Professor Loren E. Babcock examines the key processes of fossilization in paleontology, highlighting the critical role of ...

A fossil tyrannosaur pulled from the badlands of southern New Mexico has forced paleontologists to rethink when giant ...

The fossilized skull of a pliosaur. Credit: Paleontological Research Center at Villa de Leyva Fossils of an extinct species of marine turtle (Desmarochelys padilla) from the Early Cretaceous in ...

Scientists have discovered the fossils of two new species of sturgeon fish in the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota that were likely buried when the dinosaur-ending Chicxulub asteroid hit Earth.

The Djadochta Formation in Mongolia is one of the world’s most famous dinosaur fossil sites. Its remarkably preserved remains suggest rapid burial events, yet the exact conditions are still debated.

Fossils reveal a small ancient reptile related to crocodiles, Sonselasuchus cedrus, that may have switched from four legs to two as it grew.

Earth came into being roughly 4.5 billion years ago, and a new discovery in Canada indicates life developed not long after. Scientists studying ancient rock formations in Quebec have identified ...

Learn how Permian-era fossils from Brazil led researchers to a tetrapod with a twisted jaw from a lineage once thought ...