Fossil
Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago
In 2009, paleoanthropologists discovered eight foot bones of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at the Woranso Mille paleontological ...
150-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Limping Sauropod Dinosaur Found in Colorado
Paleontologists have analyzed an exceptionally long sauropod track along the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Trail in Colorado, USA. The results ...
Researchers Find Evidence of Ancient Microbial Life in 3.51 Billion-Year-Old Rocks
Extracting biochemical information from ancient organic-rich sediments, particularly determining the timing of photosynthesis relative to the assumed oxygenation of the ...
Early Long-Necked Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
Exceptionally long neck Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis It contained 42 cervical vertebrae, according to a research team led by paleontologists from the ...
New Fossils from West Texas Extend Known Range of Tenontosaurus
Paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the University of Texas at El Paso and Montana ...
New Filter-Feeding Pterosaur Species Discovered in Brazil
Named Bakilib playedThe newly identified species is the first filter-feeding pterosaur from the tropics. Artistic reconstruction of a filter-feeding pterosaur. ...
New Species of Triassic Armor-Plated Reptile Unearthed in Brazil
A new genus and species of pseudosuchian archosaur have been identified from fossil remains found in southern Brazil. Tynrakuazuh bellator. ...
55-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Eggshells Found in Australia
Named Vaccaoolitus godtelpithis type of eggshell belonged to mecosuchine crocodiles and represent the oldest crocodile eggshell ever found in Australia. ...
Dinosaur Eggshells Help Paleontologists Determine Age of Fossil-Bearing Rocks
Scientists from Stellenbosch University and elsewhere used advanced uranium-lead (U-Pb) dating and elemental mapping techniques to measure trace amounts of ...
Fossil Offers First Known Evidence of Pterosaur Herbivory
Paleotologists from China and Brazil say they found a total of 320 phytoliths – microscopic solids made up of mineral ...
