Scientific research revealed that ancient eel-like creatures called conodonts possessed highly effective cutting structures in their teeth,...

Among some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed are those found in strange locations, and new research is now showing that the way the...

A remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces lavoisierae, living...

A young girl's fossil find in England has led to the discovery of Ichthyotitan severnensis. This ancient marine reptile was enormous, compa...

Scientists unearthed 70-million-year-old dinosaur eggs in Siberia's frozen tundra. This rare find offers new insights into dinosaur reprodu...

Construction at San Pedro High School in Los Angeles unearthed a massive fossil deposit. Millions of marine specimens from two distinct anc...

A 150-year-old fossil, Prototaxites, once thought to be a giant fungus or plant, is now believed to be an entirely extinct lineage of compl...

Scientists found a new dinosaur species, Haolong dongi, in China. This dinosaur had unique hollow spikes growing from its skin. This is the...

Tiny marine creatures called conodonts, extinct for millions of years, held the title for the sharpest teeth. These eel-like animals had mi...

Shovel-tusked elephants, once an evolutionary puzzle, are now understood to have used their unique tusks and teeth to efficiently process s...

Contrary to popular belief, some of history's sharpest teeth belonged to tiny animals, not giants. Scientific research reveals that tooth s...

A recent discovery published in the journal Palaeontology suggests that a 280-million-year-old fossil, known as Tridentinosaurus antiquus, ...

Unlike its gargantuan cousin the megalodon, Galagadon nordquistae is only about 12 to 18 inches long and is related to modern-day carpet sh...

The current period of climate change may be unparalleled over the last 100 million years, warn scientists who discovered a flaw in the way ...

London, Jan 31 (IANS) A microscopic, bag-like sea creature with a large mouth and no anus, which lived about 540 million years ago, could b...

A new study has revealed for the first time a link between a cooling climate and increasing biodiversity in ancient oceans 500 million year...