Fossil

The Missing Link? Mysterious Unnamed Human Ancestor Found Near Lucy Site

Researchers recovered 13 teeth, ten attributed to a new unnamed Australopithecus and three to primitive Homo, hinting at co-existence.

The 13 fossil teeth. LD 750 and LD 760 localities represent a newly-discovered species of Australopithecus. LD 302 and AS 100 represent early Homo already known.
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‘One-Ounce Wonder’: Mouse-Sized Dino-Era Species Found in Patagonia

The Fossil from Atapuerca: an Upper Deciduous Third Molar from a Young Reindeer.

Scientists date 300,000-year reindeer tooth, resetting Iberia’s Ice Age calendar

Graphic depicting a prehistoric shark with large, jagged teeth about to bite a small, large-eyed sea creature. Proposed reconstruction of the new to science species Macadens olsoni, discovered through fossil research at Mammoth Cave National Park.

Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave


Museum finds 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil beneath parking lot

The fossil vertebra, found 763 feet underground, offers a rare glimpse into the late Cretaceous period.

 Museum finds 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil beneath parking lot.

Ritual donkey sacrifice in Israel provides insights into ancient Egyptian trade

The donkeys, found buried under a Bronze Age house in ancient Gath, near Tell es-Safi, were determined to have originated from ancient Egypt.

 A decapitated donkey found in Tell es-Safi, south Israel, July 2025.

Ancient proteins found in fossils up to 24 million years old

Proteins, a cell's molecular machinery, also offer valuable information and have the virtue of surviving much longer, as new research shows.

 A paleontologist cleaning a skeleton during an archaeology dig; illustrative.

'Ash-Winged Dawn Goddess': Oldest North American pterosaur fossil found

Jaw, wing bone, and tooth of Eotephradactylus mcintireae (209.2 Ma) reveal a floodplain ecosystem with fish, giant amphibians, and early turtles before the end-Triassic mass extinction.

 'Ash-Winged Dawn Goddess': Oldest North American pterosaur fossil found.

Rulers of the sea: 100 million years ago squids were kings

Researchers uncovered 263 fossilized squid beaks, including about 40 different species that had never been seen before.

 An example of  grinding tomography images.

Fast-footed fossil with outsized toes rewrites small-dino story

Originally misidentified as Nanosaurus, the metre-long teen fossil is the most complete early small dinosaur skeleton ever discovered, researchers say.

 Fast-footed fossil with outsized toes rewrites small-dino story.

First ever discovery of sauropod gut contents confirms herbivorous diet

Analysis reveals sauropods didn't chew but used gut microbes to digest varied plant diet.

 Australian Age of Dinosaurs Collection Manager Mackenzie Enchelmaier holds up sauropod gut content fossil.

'Very strange' ancient marine predator identified - had 50 neck vertebrae

Researchers believe it was one of the first plesiosaurs to hunt prey from above.

 'Very strange' ancient marine predator identified - had 50 neck vertebrae.

Lost world found: Fossils beneath Madura Strait rewrite human history

Two skull fragments provide unique insights into how and where this ancient human lived.

 The fossils.

New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil

Expected to provide important clues on pterosaur evolution, the fossil is the first known member of a new genus.

 New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil.

Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight

"Archaeopteryx is not the first dinosaur with feathers, nor is it the first dinosaur with wings. However, we think it is the earliest known dinosaur that could use its feathers for flying."

 Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight.