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

A research team associated with the European project DEATHREVOL has published a study in the journal Scientific Reports that proposes new analytical tools to better understand how fractures of the ...

Some of the most ancient fossils collected to date were traced back to the Ediacaran period. This is the time interval ...

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.

This research shows how close examination of even microscopic fossils can reveal large-scale patterns such as ocean ...

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, ...

Fossil horn corals. The corals are about 450 million years old and represent a group of marine organisms commonly found in the fossil record. The specimen is part of the collection of the UW-Madison ...

A recent announcement that a fossil discovery in India was just residue from a bee’s nest was a reminder of the importance of science correcting itself. By Joshua Sokol At its best, paleontology opens ...

A 1-centimetre fossil from the Gobi Desert reveals a tiny mammal that lived with dinosaurs, but how did such a fragile ...