A tranche of fossils from the end of the Ediacaran Period has shown up branches of the tree of life previously thought to have appeared millions of years later in the Cambrian. The discovery fills a ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these ...

Scientists have announced two landmark fossil discoveries that reshape understanding of evolutionary history. In Spain, the most complete stegosaur skull ever found in Europe offers fresh insight into ...

WASHINGTON — A paleontologist has uncovered a trove of ancient fossils inside a cave, a discovery that could reshape what scientists understand about prehistoric ecosystems in the region. John Moretti ...

An amateur fossil hunter has found a rare fragment from the world's oldest marine crocodile during a guided walk along the Jurassic Coast. “It is a very, very rare find, and fossil collecting has been ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

Come July, a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s New York, with a colossal estimate to match.