The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Today, rock wallabies rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different ...

Tenontosaurus fossils found in West Texas, the southernmost record of the dinosaur and a key to the Early Cretaceous.

Fossil teeth show ancient rock wallabies at times ventured forth to find other groups, with researchers keen to know if their ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

A fascinating fossil discovery in West Texas has revealed a surprising new range for an ancient plant-eating dinosaur.

After studying rocks more than 541 million years old, MIT scientists have found new evidence that some of Earth’s first ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

A bird fossil in China from the time of dinosaurs showed a huge chunk of rock inside the creature's throat. However, it ...