Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar, near Dunedin.

Dec. 2, 2024 — Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an 'extraordinary' ... A Fossil First: Scientists Find 1.5-Million ...

A new analysis of fossils found in a Spanish cave suggests Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought, before any interactions with Homo sapiens. A total of 15 small marine fossils were found in ...

KOBE—Fossils found in Hyogo Prefecture are of a new genus and species of primitive ceratopsian, a plant-eating beaked dinosaur from about 110 million years ago, researchers said. The research ...

Understanding how fossils are formed, where they're best preserved, and where they are found is imperative for experts to piece together their mysteries. Fossils offer us a glimpse into a past.

Twenty years ago, a cave diver found thousands of fossils in a blue hole on Great Abaco Island. The fossils reveal the island's Ice Age history, with pristine specimens of now-extinct species.

Archaeologists have made a startling discovery in a cave in Northern Spain after unearthing 15 marine fossils. This recent archaeological finding lays bare a fascinating aspect of Neanderthal ...

Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a new study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar ...

A tadpole fossil found in Argentina, dating back at least 161 million years, is the oldest that has ever been discovered. The fossil was found back in January 2020, with news of the discovery ...

Some fossils were so well-preserved that experts could pinpoint their age. Once Kakuk found the bones, he got in touch with geologist Nancy Albury. Albury was a cave diver, too. Her interest in ...

The world’s most expensive dinosaur fossil – found in 2022 in Colorado – is headed to a museum in New York City. “Apex,” a nearly complete set of stegosaurus fossils, sold for nearly $45 ...