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Man-sized penguin fossil found in New Zealand
Dec 12, 2017The remains of an enormous prehistoric penguin have been found on a beach to the south of Christchurch.
Prehistoric forest fossils predate dinosaurs
Nov 13, 2017Scientists exploring Antarctica have found fossils from a forest dating back over 260 million years.
Prehistoric shark found off coast of Portugal
VIDEO Nov 12, 2017Considered to be a 'living fossil', the frilled shark has remained unchanged for over 80 million years.
Fossil ichthyosaur found alongside its prey
Oct 31, 2017Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of an 18ft sea monster dating back to the Jurassic Era.
Near-complete tyrannosaur fossil found in Utah
Oct 22, 2017Palaeontologists have unearthed the skeleton of a meat-eating dinosaur dating back over 76 million years.
48 million-year-old bird fossil unearthed
Oct 18, 2017A prehistoric species of bird that preened itself like a flamingo has been discovered in Germany.
Plant-eating dinosaurs sometimes ate crabs
Sep 24, 2017Fossilized droppings have revealed that some herbivorous dinosaurs occasionally snacked on seafood.
Heavily armored dinosaurs also had camouflage
Aug 5, 2017Dinosaurs equipped with spikes and bony plates may have also employed camouflage to avoid predators.
Ancient fossil bird found trapped in amber
Jun 9, 2017The incredibly well-preserved hatchling is believed to date back 99 million years to the Cretaceous Era.
Baby dinosaur mystery solved after 25 years
May 10, 2017A fossil found in China has finally been formally identified after more than a quarter of a century.
Africa's T. rex was one of the last dinosaurs
May 4, 2017An extremely rare fossil belonging to an ancient predatory dinosaur has been found in a mine in Morocco.
Mystery human species had an advanced brain
Apr 24, 2017Homo naledi's brain may not have been as big as that of a modern human, but it was still sophisticated.
Fossilized dinosaur eggs unearthed in China
Apr 23, 2017Discovered near Foshan in the southeast of the country, the eggs date back over 70 million years.
World's oldest plant fossil discovered
Mar 14, 2017The groundbreaking find pushes back the evolution of complex life forms by another 400 million years.
Ancient human cranium unearthed in Portugal
Mar 14, 2017The 400,000-year-old fossil cranium has been hailed as the oldest discovery of its kind in the country.
Fossil of ancient giant penguin unearthed
Feb 27, 2017This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
Fossils of giant otter unearthed in China
Jan 23, 2017Paleontologists have revealed the discovery of a prehistoric otter that was around the size of a wolf.
Huge 'sea monster' fossil found in Antarctica
Nov 15, 2016Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gigantic Cretaceous-era ocean predator.
World's first dinosaur brain fossil unearthed
VIDEO Oct 29, 2016The discovery was made by fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks who found the specimen on a beach near London.
Cancer evidence dates back 1.7 million years
VIDEO Sep 19, 2016Scientists have found signs of bone cancer in the fossil remains of an early South African hominin.
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