For more than a century, paleontologists believed that fossilization erased all traces of organic molecules from dinosaur ...

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Feb. 12—"Walk Through Time" at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is now complete with the addition of the Bradbury Stamm Construction Hall of Ancient Life. The permanent exhibition ...

Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

The same goes for anybody who went for a plesiosaur: they weren't dinosaurs, and neither were their flying pals. “You may ...

Discover the fascinating story of a sea cow fossil in Venezuela, providing insights into prehistoric marine life and predator ...

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

We report a virtually complete plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic (∼183 Ma)3 Posidonia Shale of Germany that preserves skin ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...