A previously misidentified Triassic cynodont has been confirmed as a new species, revealing a surviving lineage of early ...

Scientists discover a tiny ancient reptile, Captorhinus aguti, that may explain how rib breathing evolved and how humans ...

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Butterfly fossils are rare, and finds that preserve fine anatomical details and wing patterns are an absolute exception. An ...

A groundbreaking discovery has been made with the finding of a new species of pinheirodontid multituberculate from the Upper Jurassic period in the Freixial Formation, located in Portugal. The fossil, ...

Some of the most ancient fossils collected to date were traced back to the Ediacaran period. This is the time interval ranging from around 635 to 541 million years ago, shortly before the time when ...

In a new study, scientists investigated two extraordinary baby pterosaur fossils with broken wings, as they died from a violent storm. These fossils are now helping to solve a mystery in paleontology.

A new examination of teeth from 11 Neanderthal and early human fossils shows that modern humans are slower than our ancestors to reach full maturity (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...