“This research shows beyond doubt that organic biomolecules, such as proteins like collagen, appear to be present in some fossils,” remarked Professor Steve Taylor of the University of ...

Led by Miguel Marx, a doctoral student at Lund University in Sweden, an international team of researchers studied a rare plesiosaur fossil known as MH7, which remarkably retained traces of soft ...

Fossilized soft tissue is exceptionally rare in plesiosaur fossils. The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fossil evidence indicates that tropical riparian ecosystems recovered rapidly after the end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred around 252 million years ago ...

According to a new study, Walton-on-the-Naze is the best place to find fossils in the U.K. The resort town is filled with shark teeth, fossilized wood, and ancient plant artifacts. Places such as ...

Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to prove just how tough they are. Their ability to survive and adapt is nothing short of amazing.

FLORISSANT, Colo. (KXRM) — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument said starting on Monday, Feb. 24 the national monument will be closed for two days a week. Florissant Fossil Beds said the ...

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The fossil provides a rare glimpse into a time of global environmental changes and faunal turnover, when some species go extinct while new ones are introduced due to varying changes in the habitat.

A team of scientists using a laser scanning technology have found new structures in four pterosaur fossils that helped keep the vane stiff, suggesting it aided maneuvering in flight. The study ...

Find out what was going on in the oceans while dinosaurs dominated the land in the Fossil Marine Reptiles gallery. See some of the most complete fossils of these prehistoric sea animals, including ...