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…
Paleontology
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…
Montana Troodon Fossils Reveal a Dinosaur With Troubled Feet
Troodon fossils from Montana have given researchers their most complete view yet of how the enigmatic dinosaur’s pelvis and hindlimbs developed from embryo to adult.…
210-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Found in Zimbabwe Had Survived a Serious Injury or Infection
A 210-million-year-old dinosaur found in Zimbabwe carried evidence of a difficult episode in its short life. Before dying at roughly eight years old, Musango matusadonaensis…
A Sacred Stone Worshipped for Generations Turns Out to Be 65 Million Years Old
For generations, members of the Baiga community in central India regarded an unusual stone formation in the forest as sacred, preserving it as part of…
AI App Learns to Read Dinosaur Footprints—Without Knowing Their Names
At first glance, a fossilized dinosaur footprint looks deceptively simple. Three toes. A heel mark. But for paleontologists, identifying which dinosaur made which track has…
First-Ever Pterosaur Fossil Found in Syria Belonged to a 10-Meter-Winged Giant
A massive flying reptile that once ruled the Late Cretaceous skies has been identified in Syria — the first pterosaur fossil ever found in the…
One-Ounce Wonder: Tiny Dinosaur-Era Mammal Unearthed in Patagonia
A discovery in Chilean Patagonia has revealed one of the tiniest mammals to coexist with dinosaurs: a mouse-sized species named Yeutherium pressor, dating back approximately…
1 Million-Year-Old Stone Spheres: Were They Hominin’s Hidden Tools?
A new study conducted in the Melka Kunture region of Ethiopia reveals that naturally occurring basalt spheres may have been used as tools by early…