Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gigantic Cretaceous-era ocean predator.
The discovery was made by fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks who found the specimen on a beach near London.
Scientists have found signs of bone cancer in the fossil remains of an early South African hominin.
Scientists have determined the skin color of a small forest dinosaur by analyzing its fossilized skin.
A near-complete ichthyosaur fossil found in Scotland is finally getting the attention it deserves.
A flying reptile with a wingspan of only 1.5 meters has been identified from fossils found in Canada.
The fossil remains of a whole new species of carnivorous dinosaur have been unearthed in Argentina.
The well-preserved 14,000-year-old remains were unearthed by utility workers in the city of Tultepec.
The prehistoric aquatic reptile fossil, which was found in a quarry, dates back over 200 million years.
The fossil organ was discovered inside the remains of a fish specimen dating back 119 million years.
A recently discovered fossil could contain what scientists have been seeking for years: dinosaur DNA.
Paleontologists have revealed the discovery of one of the world's largest ever Jurassic fossil sites.
A type of insect that looked very much like a modern butterfly was common during the Jurassic period.
A fossil belonging to one of the oldest known species of Jurassic dinosaur has been unearthed in Wales.
Scientists have found evidence that a prehistoric species of human was still alive relatively recently.
750 million-year-old fossils have revealed evidence of a deadly microbe with vampiric tendencies.
Today's rats might be getting bigger but they can't possibly compare to this ancient species of rodent.
Paleontologists have unearthed a nest full of baby hadrosaurs in a fossil-rich region of Mongolia.
A 20 million-year-old flea trapped in amber is thought to be carrying the ancestor of Black Death.
Samples of fossilized fur have made it possible to determine what color bats were 49 million years ago.