A striking fossil discovery on the island of Mallorca is now rewriting that timeline. It adds crucial detail to the story of how mammals and their distant ancestors first emerged. Unearthed in the ...

Research 'ultramarathon' saw palaeontologist puzzled by ... New Fossil Discovery Reveals How Volcanic Deposits Can Preserve the Microscopic Details of Animal Tissues Mar. 18, 2025 — An analysis ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in northeastern China has revealed a twisted prehistoric food chain – a dinosaur species that devoured a mammal, which itself may have preyed on dinosaurs.

What makes this discovery even more significant is the fossil’s age. It dates back to the Carboniferous Period, which was over 300 million years ago—long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

He called the organism Prototaxites, meaning “first conifer.” The name stuck, even though the fossil didn’t quite match any known trees. In fact, trees didn’t even exist during the ...

NANJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- An international research team has unearthed a 160-million-year-old fossil in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ... making them a crucial link in the ...

“These fossils are beautiful,” says Paul Bierman ... Because the material sits undisturbed, the team is confident it was not swept in from elsewhere as ice advanced. “Once we made the discovery at ...

The discovery of these ... Extinction Channel The fossils on Port Island may just be the beginning of a new chapter in Hong Kong’s history, blending its urban modernity with the prehistoric wonders of ...

This pioneering event will honor individuals for their remarkable contributions to fossil discovery, paleontological research, and the promotion of geoheritage across India. He further said that ...