A new study explains that humans evolved from an ancestor not limited to tree or other elevated habitats, and sheds light on what preceded human bipedalism
A new study reports the recent discovery of most of a skull and associated remains dating to around 300,000 years ago in Hualong Cave (Hualongdong)
Callichimaera perplexa, earliest example of a swimming arthropod with paddle-like legs since the extinction of sea scorpions more than 250 million years ago
Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, a carnivore known from most of its jaw, portions of its skull, and parts of its skeleton, was a hyaenodont larger than a polar bear
Mercury found in ancient rock around the world supports theory that eruptions caused ‘Great Dying’ 252 million years ago.
During the Great Depression, some unemployed Texans were put to work as fossil hunters. The fauna from the fossils make up a veritable “Texas Serengeti”
An exceptionally-preserved fossil from Herefordshire in the UK has given new insights into the early evolution of sea cucumbers: the Sollasina Cthulhu
A newly identified species of 150 million-year-old marine crocodile has given insights into how a group of ancient animals evolved
A research about human teeth discovered in Southern China has found that Tongzi teeth do not fit the morphological pattern of Homo erectus
At Tanis in North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, paleontologists unearthed animal and fish fossils killed in events triggered by the Chicxulub impact
