a site renowned for its Ediacaran period fossils. Researchers found valuable traces of evolution here. Quaestio simpsonorum ...

We reached Mistaken Point beneath a blue sky and a blazing sun—rare weather ... referring to a famously rich early Ediacaran fossil bed on which we stood. The later Ediacaran, as revealed ...

The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...

The fossils found date back to a geological and evolutionary period known as the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition. This was when the Ediacaran Period, which spanned 94 million years from the end of the ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

The fossils recovered from the Steinhatchee River site offer a rare look into how this process of speciation took place, with ...

Rare fossil tells story of possible 76-million-year old clash between a crocodile and a young pterosaur. (photo credit: University of Reading) A rare fossil discovery made in July 2023 at Dinosaur ...

He said, "Pterosaur bones are very delicate—so finding fossils where another animal has clearly taken a bite is exceptionally uncommon. This specimen being a juvenile makes it even more rare." ...

During the Ediacaran period, around 580 million years ... These animals are relatively rare in the fossil record due to their low preservation potential, as they lacked hard parts like shells ...