A stunning fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has opened a new window into one of the most fascinating chapters in Earth’s ...

It took nearly 50 years to work out the identity of a caribou-like fossil first discovered by construction workers.

More than half a billion years ago, the Grand Canyon was not the arid landscape we know today but a shallow, tropical sea teeming with strange life. Now, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil ...

Istiorachis macarthurae, dated to about 125 million years ago, sat in a museum for years before being rediscovered.

A fingertip-sized fossil uncovered in Montana revealed a tiny crocodile species. This unexpected find reshaped croc evolution ...

The heavily armoured Spicomellus lived more than 165 million years ago in what is now Morocco One of the world’s strangest dinosaurs is even more bizarre than first realised. New fossils found in ...

Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found — and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite. The finds offer new clues ...

The Grand Canyon is one of the most remarkable landforms in America, attracting millions of tourists each year. The geological marvel reveals the power of erosion over long periods of time. It is also ...

Scientists have discovered a strange Jurassic lizard on Scotland’s Isle of Skye that’s blurring the boundaries between snakes ...

About 95 million years ago, a little crocodyliform no bigger than a household lizard scurried around what is now southwest ...