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Ethiopia fossil find shows human ancestors lived alongside one another
May 17, 2026The remarkable discovery has shown that human evolution was a lot more complex than previously believed.
Dinosaur was so heavy that the road broke during fossil transport
May 6, 2026Titanosaurs weren't just gargantuan when they were alive - even handling their fossils has proven a mammoth task.
Prehistoric fossil discovery proves that early mammals laid eggs
Apr 11, 2026The remarkable find shows that the distant ancestors of mammals laid eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
World's earliest known octopus turns out to be something else entirely
Apr 9, 2026A famous fossil of what was thought to be a prehistoric octopus has been found to be nothing of the sort.
Prehistoric crocodile-like reptile was so fast it could outrun a dog
Mar 23, 2026The fossilized remains of the Triassic-era creature have been unearthed in Gloucester, England.
'Little Foot' fossil may belong to totally new species of human ancestor
Dec 14, 2025The remains of a prehistoric skeleton found in a cave in South Africa may be something completely new to science.
New fossil discovery hints at the surprising origin of spiders
Jul 27, 2025Researchers at the University of Arizona have revealed that spiders didn't originate where you might expect.
Archaic human species ate its own young, new discovery finds
Jul 26, 2025Evidence of human cannibalism has been found in fossilized bones dating back 850,000 years.
'Dragon man' fossil turns out to be world's only known Denisovan skull
Jun 20, 2025A fossilized skull discovered in the 1930s has now been identified as that of an elusive, ancient species of human.
Strange, giant prehistoric towers may have been a totally new form of life
Apr 2, 2025Known as Prototaxites, these giant fossilized structures have long proven impossible to properly categorize.
Major new dinosaur footprint fossil site discovered in England
VIDEO Jan 2, 2025Over 200 fossilized dinosaur footprints have been found criss-crossing a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire.
Ancient 'hobbits' were shorter than we thought, new study reveals
Aug 7, 2024A detailed analysis of recently discovered fossils has revealed more about these enigmatic pint-sized humans.
Tyrannosaurus rex may have been much larger than previously thought
Jul 25, 2024We may have yet to discover the fossil remains of some of the largest examples of the species.
Study casts doubt on idea that griffins were inspired by dinosaur fossils
Jun 25, 2024These half-bird, half-lion creatures of myth and folklore were long thought to have been inspired by Protoceratops.
Gargantuan prehistoric marine reptile was largest ever to swim in the sea
Apr 19, 2024Paleontologists have identified a huge species of ichthyosaur from fossils found on a British beach.
Has Perseverance already scooped up evidence of life on Mars ?
Jan 29, 2024Samples collected from Jezero crater may contain fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.
Prehistoric carnivorous 'terror beast' worm fossils unearthed in Greenland
Jan 5, 2024Over 500 million years ago, these huge predatory worms prowled the Cambrian seas.
Some juvenile T. rex fossils are a distinct species of small dinosaur
Jan 3, 2024It is now believed that some of the fossils once thought to be young T. rexes are actually adults of a separate species.
Fossil remains of world's largest marsupial unearthed in Australia
Oct 25, 2023A relative of today's wombats, the Diprotodon was absolutely massive - standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 3 tons.
First known fossilized 'terror bird' footprints found in Argentina
Oct 13, 2023The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today's ostriches seem tame.
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