Fossil

With 75% of its skeleton preserved in Devon Island’s Haughton Crater, the Miocene rhino shows the species crossed the North Atlantic land bridge much later than once thought, says lead author Fraser.

The research team confirmed they will conduct micro computed tomography scans to determine whether the egg contains a fossilized embryo.

Dated to about 1.5 million years ago, the bones display a long robust thumb, short fingers and a mobile little finger, hinting at tool use and precision grips beyond the genus Homo.

A Dutch commission ruled the haul, which includes the Java Man skull cap, was seized 'against the will of the local population', clearing the way for its unconditional repatriation.

Newtonsaurus cambrensis is very large, larger than most, if not all, contemporary predators. For a therapod dinosaur from the Triassic era to be so large is essentially unprecedented. 

The fossil, discovered in July, measures three and a half meters and will undergo exhaustive analysis before public display.

“This year we can talk about the year of the elephant. From 2018 until now, we had identified two skulls, but only this year did we find three” described an archeologist.

New study shows neonatal pterosaurs in Germany’s Solnhofen limestone died in violent storms, explaining why tiny specimens dominate the fossil record.

Jaisalmer district administration has fenced off the area to safeguard the fossil collection from damage.

The legendary Lucy and Selam fossils are stunning crowds in Prague for only 60 days.

After two years of examinations, paleontologists confirmed the pearl's scientific value, calling it 'an incredibly rare and priceless find'.