Fossilized dinosaur teeth can reveal a lot more than just how these creatures ate and who they were related to – they can also tell us what the air was like in prehistoric times. As it turns out, ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of ...

A rare streak of ancient shark tooth discoveries in Rhode Island has puzzled scientists, and the public is now part of the search. The sun was warm on the little one’s back as she crouched near the ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A team of scientists from Arizona State University has uncovered a collection of fossilized teeth at a field site in Africa that are believed to belong to a newly discovered species.

A Southwest Florida man has shared his incredible haul of fossilized shark teeth, found while sifting through the Peace River. Michael VanEtten, 46, has been combing Florida rivers and streams for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

What scientists understand about the voracious feeding habits of the colossal megalodon could be up for some revision. The prehistoric predator that went extinct about 3.6 million years ago was not ...

The US National Park Service announced the identification of a new species of ancient shark, Clavusodens mcginnisi, ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

LONG PINE, Neb. (KOLN) - On Saturday, people lined up outside of the entrance of the Heritage House Museum with containers in hand and what could be fossils. “This happens to be the bone bed for Ice ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...