New fossil discoveries are forcing scientists to redraw the boundaries of ancient oceans, suggesting that some of the most ...

A tiny fossil of a sea creature that lived more than half a billion years ago sheds new light on the evolution of arthropods, the most species-rich and successful group of animals to inhabit Earth, ...

A construction project at San Pedro High School in Los Angeles revealed nearly 9-million-year-old sea creature fossils buried under the school. Scientists believe the area was once fully underwater, ...

Scientists recently discovered an ancient whale species distinguished by its “very pointy” teeth and large eyes. It roamed the ocean some 26 million years ago. Image from Museums Victoria’s Research ...

(Reuters) -Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" for an ancient marine creature that used Earth's magnetic field ...

These exhibits help visitors overcome common challenges, such as understanding the true scale of extinct animals or ...

A family from Mobile found the fossil of a newly discovered genus of the endangered leatherback sea turtle along a riverbank in south Alabama. And thanks to a series of events that unfolded over the ...

He started to explain the folklore behind it, but my mind had already drifted. Ammonites were marine creatures, the closest ...

One of several Jianfengia fossil specimens: The animal's body plan is extremely simple, consisting of numerous identical segments. However, its head is like that of a more modern crustacean, with eyes ...

Fossils are 50 times smaller than the width of a hair New study shows they could help an organism navigate Eels are one possibility and microbes are another Nov 17 (Reuters) - Microscopic magnetic ...