237-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal First Fully Marine Amphibian
Two remarkably preserved skeletons from China reveal an armored amphibian that lived permanently in the ocean 237 million years ago. The discovery challenges a long-standing…
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250-Million-Year-Old Sea Reptile Skull Overlooked for a Decade Reveals New Species
A 250-million-year-old fossil skull discovered in the Arctic remained largely overlooked for more than a decade until a paleontologist recognized its importance in photographs from…
A New Miocene Turtle Named Shakiremys colombiana Reveals a Surprising Evolutionary Link in Northern South America
A newly described fossil turtle from central Colombia is reshaping what scientists know about the evolutionary pathways of South America’s freshwater turtles. The species, now…
Oldest Known Spinal Disorders Found in 225-Million-Year-Old Fossils
Fossil excavations in Krasiejów, Poland, have revealed that prehistoric amphibians were far more fragile than once thought. Researchers from the Paleobiology Center at Opole University…
From Ocean Hunters to Web Weavers: A 500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Spider Origins
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have uncovered evidence that could overturn our understanding of where spiders—and their arachnid relatives—originated. A 500-million-year-old fossil from the Cambrian…
146,000-Year-Old Skull Sheds Light on Mysterious Denisovan Humans
A major breakthrough has brought scientists closer to solving a long-standing mystery about the Denisovans — an extinct group of ancient humans closely related to…