The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far from the truth. One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed ...

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

An artistic rendering of an evening approximately 252 million years ago during the late Permian in the Luangwa Basin of Zambia. The scene includes several saber-toothed gorgonopsians and beaked ...

Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the Sport Ecology research group at the ...

A chance walk along a rocky trail has opened a window into a world that existed long before the first dinosaurs, revealing fossilized tracks from creatures that roamed Earth roughly 280 million years ...

Fossils from more than 600 species can be found in the area dating back to 23 million years ago. Forgive Felicia Ludwig for getting all cosmic about it, but that’s just how she feels about fossil ...

(CNN) – An amateur fossil hunter has uncovered a disgusting yet amazing find on a beach in Denmark – a piece of animal vomit dating back 66 million years. A local museum says the man noticed a strange ...

STEVNS KLINT, Denmark — An amateur fossil hunter has uncovered a piece of animal vomit dating back 66 million years on a beach in Denmark. Peter Bennicke noticed a "strange small cluster of lily ...