Paleontologists have discovered fossils of two previously unknown conifer species dating back 100 million years in ...

creating amber-like fossils from pine resin in 24 hours. The technique could help reveal the biochemistry of amber as it forms, a process that otherwise would remain hidden in the fog of prehistory.

Just a few years after uncovering a trove of exceptionally preserved fossils, paleontologists have now described a brand new fish species that lived and died during the Miocene, 15 million years ago.

While "hell ants" have been found in amber fossils before, this is the first time humans have seen how these extinct insects fed. During the age of the dinosaurs, prehistoric ant species had an ...

Akira Ota holds the fossil of what was determined to be a new fish species, after commenting, "I was excited when I thought it might be a new species," at the Hobetsu Museum in the town of Mukawa ...

In an exciting first, an Australian team of scientists identified a new species of freshwater fish that swam in nearby waters over 15 million years ago, offering fresh insights into Australia’s ...

“Ferruaspis brocksi is the first fossil freshwater Australian Smelt to be found in Australia,” said study lead author Matthew R. McCurry from the Australian Museum and UNSW Sydney in a press release.

Tiny structures and soft tissue features are so well preserved in the fossil, scientists could see what colour the fish was when it was alive. The discovery provides evolutionary clues for the ...

The newly-described fish species lived during the Miocence epoch some 15 million years ago, and belonged to the order Osmeriformes (freshwater smelts and their allies). Named after Australian National ...

Just a few years after uncovering a trove of exceptionally preserved fossils, paleontologists have now described a brand new fish species that lived and died during the Miocene, 15 million years ago.

Scientists have uncovered 16-million-year-old fish fossils in New South Wales, revealing remarkable details about ancient ecosystems and the species’ final days. The fossils were embedded in an ...

The study team excavated multiple fossils containing F. brocksi, each entombed in goethite, an iron-rich mineral that maintained the fish in extraordinary detail. This rare fossilization process ...