6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (639+ words) A fossilized skull and jawbones found in Niger belonged to a creature that had a large, bony crest atop its head and lived some 95 million years ago. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis, it is the first species of Spinosaurus to be identified…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (576+ words) Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters " capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone. Then scientists came here in the 1960s and dispelled children's fears,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (999+ words) Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been linked to a little-known species that was a contemporary…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (157+ words) Harry Maisch, a paleontologist at Florida Gulf Coast University, has made a groundbreaking discovery: several shark and ray species in fossil form, never before recorded in Florida. Just off Venice's coast, beneath the Gulf waters, fossils of ancient creatures lie…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (687+ words) In the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils. And one area in particular " a region less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) across " has provided scientists with at least half a dozen remarkably well-preserved dinosaur specimens…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1039+ words) A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs. Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that was filled with a diverse…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (111+ words) Recent flooding in central Texas, which tragically resulted in loss of life, has also revealed a remarkable discovery: ancient dinosaur tracks. A volunteer assisting residents near Austin, Texas, stumbled upon large tracks, which experts confirm are authentic. The dino tracks…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (214+ words) A new species of shark was discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park. The ancient shark is called a "Macadens Olsoni." Experts say it had a distinct curved row of teeth, used to crush small sea creatures. The fossils found…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (727+ words) A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head. The insect, along with a second specimen of a young ant infected with…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (311+ words) Researchers have uncovered a large mosasaur vertebra, potentially the largest of its kind found in Mississippi. Search location by ZIP code 'Our hearts were racing': Researchers discover massive mosasaur fossil near university campus Mississippi State University scientists have discovered a…...