A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the ...

The Djadochta Formation in Mongolia is one of the world’s most famous dinosaur fossil sites. Its remarkably preserved remains suggest rapid burial events, yet the exact conditions are still debated.

Earth's first large land organisms—tree trunk-like beings that stood up to 26 feet tall—weren't early fungi but, rather, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two scientists spent months debunking a long-standing dinosaur classification. Then, they used dinosaur bones discovered in Colorado, previously ...

Trace fossils, the preserved records of biological activity, provide a unique window into the interactions between ancient organisms and their sedimentary settings. By recording behaviours such as ...

One hypothesis suggests the fossils may have been traded for use in ritual or medicinal practices, researchers said. Photo by Jens Lehmann. During an excavation on Morocco’s Mogador Island, ...

Fossils from baby dinosaurs, some no bigger than a fingernail, point to the possibility that certain species lived and nested ...