What a Small Hole in Greenland Rock Reveals About Life 210 Million Years AgoAncient lungfish burrows, discovered in Greenland and dating back 210 million years, reveal a surprising picture of Late Triassic climate. ...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Bigger than a blue whale: 11-year-old's discovery of 6.5-foot jawbone reveals Earth's largest marine reptileA young girl's fossil find in England has led to the discovery of Ichthyotitan severnensis. This ancient marine reptile was enormous, compa...
15 Mar, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Scientists Just Found One of the Earliest Flying Reptiles in North AmericaA significant fossil find in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park reveals North America's oldest pterosaur. This 209-million-year-old f...
12 Mar, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
What Scientists Found Inside an Arctic Bonebed Is Changing the Story of Ocean RecoveryArctic fossils, unearthed on Mount Marmier, reveal a surprisingly rapid recovery of marine life after the devastating Permian extinction 24...
09 Mar, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
What happened 200 million years ago which led to unexplained marine extinctions? Answer lies near a lake in TibetAncient marine extinctions, previously a mystery, are now linked to massive underwater volcanic eruptions in the Tethys Ocean. Rocks from T...
02 Feb, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Scientists discover misidentified museum fossils are actually from the ancient ‘living fossil’ coelacanthBritish museum fossils, misidentified for over a century, are now known to be ancient coelacanth fish. This discovery dramatically increase...
01 Nov, 2025, 05.53 AM IST
After ‘Flying Dinosaur’, India’s first 20-crore-year-old Phytosaur fossil unearthed in JaisalmerResearchers in Jaisalmer have unearthed India's first phytosaur fossil, a crocodile-like reptile from the Jurassic period, dating back near...
25 Aug, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
Jurassic World's most fierce predator among 17 dinosaurs species revealed. One can get glimpse in Chicago museumDinosaurs-centric study found that Tyrannosaurus possessed by far the highest estimated bite force, with a heavily reinforced skull and mas...
18 Aug, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
Google Doodle pays tribute to Staurikosaurus: All about the 208 mn-yr-old dinosaur named after a starA 208.5 million-year-old dinosaur has captured attention once more, all due to a vibrant Google Doodle! On October 19, the search engine gi...
19 Oct, 2024, 01.05 PM IST
Flowers are older than dinosaurs! The 1st blossom bloomed 38 million years agoFlowers can be preserved in striking detail. Dripping tree sap and resin fossilised the petals and pollen of a fossil flower in a Baltic co...
13 May, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
'Chinese Dragon': Fossils of 240-million-year-old reptile unveiledA 10-year study of Dinocephalosaurus orientalis was done at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, part...
24 Feb, 2024, 10.35 PM IST
Paleontologists discover 1st 'unmistakable' caecilian fossils of amphibian-like animal29 Jan, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
- What made the oldest plesiosaur a strong swimmer
London, Dec 17 (IANS) An analysis of the fossil remains of the oldest-known plesiosaur, an unusual underwater reptile that lived 201 millio...
17 Dec, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
- New insights into evolution of Earth's atmosphere
Atmospheric oxygen was considerably lower in Earth's geological past than previously assumed, scientists have found.
20 Nov, 2013, 01.12 PM IST