Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link ...
Super hearing and 102 teeth: 22-million-year old Ur-dolphin fossil reveals unique abilities
Analyses of the remains showed that Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki belongs to the group of toothed whales but differs ...
Ancient climate reconstruction challenges timing of Andes mountains uplift
As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet's deep past may provide vital insights into what may ...
Live Science5d
380 million-year-old remains of giant fish found in Australia. Its 'living fossil' descendant, the coelacanth, is still alive today.
In 1939, Smith named the species Latimeria chalumnae, also known as gombessa. Since then, this species, found along the east ...
The Royal Gazette2d
Bermudian scientist retires from London museum
A Bermudian scientist who dedicated most of her life to studying fossils has been celebrated after she stepped down from the Natural History Museum in London. Jill Darrell took centre stage when ...
Alaska Native News1d
Fossil tracks push range of large bird northward
Scientists from Fairbanks, New Mexico and Japan have discovered the first reported fossilized tracks of a large four-toed bird that inhabited central Alaska 90 million to 120 million years ago. A ...