A newly described species of proto-amphibian that lived 270 million years ago has been named after Kermit the Frog. Paleontologists…
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Scientists have unveiled stunning fossils of an ancient seaborne “dragon” discovered in China. The 240 million-year-old animal — nicknamed the…
Read More »A rare 280 million-year-old fossil resembling a lizard-like creature is mostly just a carved rock painted black, a new analysis…
Read More »Enlarge / Discovered in 1931, Tridentinosaurus antiquus has now been found to be, in part, a forgery. Valentina Rossi For…
Read More »Two new shark species that lived 325 million years ago have been discovered in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park and…
Read More »Scientists recently discovered that an ancient fossilized fish may be one of the top contenders for nature’s most extreme underbite.…
Read More »A fossilized wood sample discovered on Barro Colorado Island in Panama. (Image credit: Christian Ziegler) An ancient mangrove forest with…
Read More »Mosasaurs are a group of apex marine predators that ruled the oceans toward the end of the Cretaceous period. Unlike…
Read More »Two ancient plant fossils collected by a Colombian priest more than 50 years ago are actually rare hatchling turtles from…
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