Calculating a fossil's position throughout geological history is a complex process. In paleontology and other disciplines, ...

To paleontologists like me, however, a fossil like “Gus” – excavated from the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota over three ...

A research team from Okayama University of Science, Tokyo City University, the Natural History Museum, Kishiwada City (Osaka ...

Research on Spriggina floundersi fossils found the wormlike creatures favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in ...

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a ...

The trend toward private collectors snapping up scientifically significant dinosaur fossils is something of an embodiment of widening wealth gaps across the globe. But the habit isn't just ...

Ancient tiny fossils from Australia may carry evidence of great power: the ability to make oxygen through photosynthesis. The fossilized bacteria, dating from 1.73 billion to 1.78 billion years ago, ...

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where preservation shouldn’t be possible. Scientists now think their survival in ...

In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history. César Perdomo, a rancher and fossil ...

Imagine you’re walking to work when you unwittingly make a massive contribution to science. That was the experience for a Southern California science teacher who discovered a never-before-seen whale ...

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On July 14, 2026, “Gus,” one of the most complete specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex, went to an as yet unidentified buyer for ...