Bird Brain from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence Nov. 13, 2024 — A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and ...

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first such find in more than 11 years, the New York State Education Department said in a news ...

That’s when experts stepped in — unearthing the first mastodon fossils in the Empire State in over 11 years. The discovery is (literally) a big deal. Researchers with the State Museum and SUNY ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 ...

Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group ...

The prehistoric predator is known from 280-270-million-year-old fossils found in Mallorca, Spain. A life reconstruction of what may be the oldest known gorgonopsian. The prehistoric predator is ...

No other members of this species have been found in the relatively low latitudes of what is now Europe. All other fossils were excavated closer to the poles — either Russia or South Africa. Then there ...

The fossils will undergo carbon dating and analysis in order to determine just how long ago the mammal was roaming the area, what the diet consisted of, and details of its habitat, according to ...

Life restoration of the earliest lizard, Cryptovaranoides microlanius. Credit: Lavinia Gandolfi A 205-million-year-old fossil, Cryptovaranoides microlanius, was confirmed as the oldest modern lizard, ...

A remarkable study has claimed that a mountain of hydrogen present beneath the Earth's surface could entirely reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for at least 200 years. The study titled ...

The fossil is still being excavated at Bone Cabin Quarry in Wyoming. Courtesy Rally “As we’ve seen the privatization of some of these dinosaurs be way more publicized, people are realizing ...