fossils
Someone Bought a T. Rex Skeleton for a Record-Breaking $31.8 Million
An unnamed buyer paid a record-breaking sum for the fossil, which was up for auction due to a court resolution between two brothers.
Desperate Dinosaurs Turned to Cannibalism to Survive, Study Suggests
Paleontologists found the first clear evidence of cannibalism in Allosaurus, indicating that either dinosaurs as a whole were more into cannibalism than we thought, or these carnivores went through a dark and harsh period.
Scientists Found a Fossilized South American Frog in Antarctica
It's the first modern amphibian ever found on the continent and sheds light on the temperate forest ecosystem that once existed on Antarctica.
Does This 7,000-Year-Old Poop Belong to a Human or Dog? Machine Learning Has the Answer
Scientists collect so much ancient poop that they designed an AI to tell ancient dog and human feces apart based on preserved DNA.
The Oldest Forest in the World Has Been Discovered in a New York Quarry
The fossilized roots, which date 386 million years, shed light on Earth’s first forests and the enormous effect they had on global climate and ecology.
Ancient Parasite Eating Dinosaur Feathers Perfectly Preserved in Amber
Scientists have found the “earliest known evidence” of feather-feeding parasitic insects in amber from Myanmar.
These 54-Million-Year-Old Fly Eyes Are Preserved in Astounding Detail
The crane fly fossils upend theories about the structure of the most common visual organ in the animal kingdom.
The Smallest Fossilized Monkey Ever Is the Size of a Hamster
Parvimico materdei lived about 18 million years ago in what is now the Peruvian Amazon.
Fossils of a 12-Foot-Tall, 1000-Pound Bird Found in Crimea
Pachystruthio dmanisensis was three times the size of modern ostriches.
Ancient Bone-Crushing Hyenas Roamed the Arctic During the Last Ice Age
Scientists identified fossilized teeth as belonging to hyenas, providing evidence of their lives in the arctic during the last ice age.
This 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Was Found in Siberian Permafrost
Permafrost thaw is causing a surge of incredible paleontological discoveries. It’s also one of the most dangerous byproducts of the climate crisis.
Scientists Find One-Billion-Year-Old Fungus In the Canadian Arctic
The newly identified fungus is about 600 million years older than any other fungi in the fossil record.