The world’s oldest known all-purpose orifice sits in a fossil display case in the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, so close to the…
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A Surprise in a 50 Million-Year-Old Assassin Bug Fossil: Its Genitals
The exclusive club of fossilized phalluses has a new member. The latest addition is the sexual organ of a 50-million-year-old assassin bug. Some well-placed sediments…
Read More A Surprise in a 50 Million-Year-Old Assassin Bug Fossil: Its GenitalsThe Dire Wolf Might Have Prowled Asia, Fossil Suggests
Heftier than modern-day gray wolves and capable of cracking the bones of their prey, dire wolves were among the Pleistocene’s most-feared hunters. It’s long been…
Read More The Dire Wolf Might Have Prowled Asia, Fossil SuggestsAncient fish fossil suggests sharks evolved from bony fish
How sharks lost their bones: Ancient fossils reveal the cartilage-based skeletons of sharks may have evolved from bony fish The skull of the armoured Minjinia…
Read More Ancient fish fossil suggests sharks evolved from bony fishAncient scorpion fossil species may have been first to walk on land
Prehistoric scorpion fossil dating back 437 million years may have been one of the first creatures to walk on land Two Parioscorpio venator scorpion fossils were…
Read More Ancient scorpion fossil species may have been first to walk on landLizard fossil discovered with tail wrapped around its young
Fossil of a lizard with its tail wrapped around its young shows that ‘motherly love’ existed 309 million years ago in the animal kingdom –…
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Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 19 Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 19 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Fossilized…
Read More World’s oldest fossil trees discovered in New YorkFossil of prehistoric fish with circular saw teeth found in Russia
Mysterious fossil of a giant prehistoric fish with circular saw-shaped teeth found in Russia – and scientists think it could be the extinct ancestor of…
Read More Fossil of prehistoric fish with circular saw teeth found in RussiaIs This the First Fossil of an Embryo?
A creature called Caveasphaera lived in China 609 million years ago, and it left behind fossils that resemble tiny grains of sand. But as innocuous…
Read More Is This the First Fossil of an Embryo?Fossil with straight legs could be link between primates and humans
The missing link? 12 million-year-old ape fossil with straight hind legs for ‘walking’ could be last link between primates and early humans and show how…
Read More Fossil with straight legs could be link between primates and humansColorado Fossils Show How Mammals Raced to Fill Dinosaurs’ Void
Some 66 million years ago, mammals caught their lucky break. An asteroid crashed into what is now Chicxulub, Mexico, and set off a catastrophic chain…
Read More Colorado Fossils Show How Mammals Raced to Fill Dinosaurs’ VoidRoman chariot and horse fossils are unearthed together in Croatia
Archaeologists in Croatia unearth incredibly well-preserved fossilised remains of a Roman chariot buried with two horses ‘1,700 years ago’ as part of ‘ritual for wealthy…
Read More Roman chariot and horse fossils are unearthed together in CroatiaThe Veterinarian Will See Your Dinosaur Now
Dinosaurs loom large in the human imagination, towering above the treetops, bringing down prey and reigning over the ancient land, sea and sky. In real…
Read More The Veterinarian Will See Your Dinosaur NowFossil of that flew above North America 75 million years ago
Game of Bones! Scientists name new species of pterodactyl ‘The Frozen Dragon of the North’ in nod to TV series after 75million-year old fossil discovery…
Read More Fossil of that flew above North America 75 million years agoFossil of flattened sea turtle after it was ‘trod on by a dinosaur’
Fossil of a flattened sea turtle is found in Swiss mountains after the ill-fated creature ‘wandered into the path of a massive dinosaur’ 150million years…
Read More Fossil of flattened sea turtle after it was ‘trod on by a dinosaur’4.2 million-year-old fossil of a monkey has been discovered in Kenya
Fossil of a tiny monkey that weighed the same as a PINEAPPLE and lived 4.2million years ago is discovered in Kenya The Nanopithecus browni was…
Read More 4.2 million-year-old fossil of a monkey has been discovered in KenyaFossil of 'real-life Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica was the biggest sea dinosaur ever
FOSSIL hunters have pieced together the remains of an enormous sea creature which is being labelled a real-life Loch Ness monster. Researchers have uncovered the…
Read More Fossil of 'real-life Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica was the biggest sea dinosaur everA School of Fish, Captured in a Fossil
Fish can band together, sometimes in the millions, to form a school or shoal. They will move as one, like a flock of birds, so…
Read More A School of Fish, Captured in a FossilScientists found a billion-year-old fungus, and it could change our understanding of how life migrated to land
Scientists discovered fossils of the oldest known fungus in the Canadian arctic.Fungi include mushrooms,yeasts, and molds. The billion-year-old fungus, called Ourasphaira giraldae, provides clues abouthow…
Read More Scientists found a billion-year-old fungus, and it could change our understanding of how life migrated to landHow Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
Scientists reported on Wednesday that they have discovered the oldest known fossils of fungi, a finding that may reshape our understanding of how life first…
Read More How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold CluesNew fossil unearths dinosaur with bat-like wings
WASHINGTON — A fossil unearthed in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur a bit bigger than a blue jay that possessed bat-like wings represents a…
Read More New fossil unearths dinosaur with bat-like wingsHe Listed a T. Rex Fossil on eBay for $2.95 Million. Scientists Weren’t Thrilled.
A fossil hunter’s attempt to sell a young Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on eBay for $2.95 million set off a furor among scientists who warned that…
Read More He Listed a T. Rex Fossil on eBay for $2.95 Million. Scientists Weren’t Thrilled.Tiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became King
Tyrannosaurs weren’t always tyrants. For millions of years, the ancestors of the regal T. rex were relegated to second-class predator status while a different dinosaur…
Read More Tiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became KingTiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became King
Tyrannosaurs weren’t always tyrants. For millions of years, the ancestors of the regal T. rex were relegated to second-class predator status while a different dinosaur…
Read More Tiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became KingAll fossil fuels must be BANNED within 40 years to stop global warming
All fossil fuels must be BANNED within 40 years to keep global warming beneath safe levels, scientists claim A world without cars, planes, ships and…
Read More All fossil fuels must be BANNED within 40 years to stop global warmingOldest Brazilian fossil found in debris of National Museum
Rio de Janeiro: One of the most prized possessions of Brazil's National Museum has been found amid debris after a massive fire on September 2…
Read More Oldest Brazilian fossil found in debris of National Museum85 million-year-old fossil identified as a baby Tylosaurus mosasaurs
Modern-day killer whales behave similarly and share physical traits with an 85 million-year-old sea monster that featured in Jurassic World Tylosaurus mosasaurs was the ocean’s…
Read More 85 million-year-old fossil identified as a baby Tylosaurus mosasaursSmallest Tylosaurus Fossil Ever Found Unearthed In Kansas
The fossil suggests that these ancient marine lizards hunted in a similar way to killer whales. A paleontological discovery made in Kansas back in 1991…
Read More Smallest Tylosaurus Fossil Ever Found Unearthed In Kansas‘Rarest of the rare’ fossil of a prehistoric egg-laying rat is found
‘Rarest of the rare’ fossil of a giant prehistoric egg-laying rat is unearthed by scientists Fossil of a giant prehistoric egg-laying rat is unearthed surrounded…
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