A student’s fossil discovery on a UK beach has revealed a new species of prehistoric mammal, reshaping ideas about early ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

Bull sharks (Carcharhinus Leucas) are one of the ocean’s most fearsome creatures. Although some animals may prey on bull sharks, such as crocodiles, killer whales, and the occasional great white ...

Imagine a world where forests stretched endlessly, and strange, powerful beasts prowled the land—creatures so fierce and ...

A tooth unearthed by a seven-year-old boy at a fossil festival has been identified as being a rare find from an ancient mammal. James, from Wareham in Dorset found the tooth in sand brought for ...

The remains of these land-living animals were likely washed into the sea from its shores or down nearby rivers. This means that the remains were often broken up, with teeth now the most common finds. ...

With more than a half-billion years of history, Washington has an enviable diversity of fossils. Several are featured in the new book, "Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales." ...

The two oldest-known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early evolution of these flying mammals ...

WASHINGTON - The two oldest known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early evolution of these ...