Fossil reveals secrets of entirely different form of life no longer found on Earth - Prototaxites belonged to an ‘entirely ...

A 370 million-year-old fossil found in Scotland is an entirely new form of life which towered 26ft tall, scientists have confirmed.

A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery of new fossils reveals that a species first found in 1969 is not a member of ...

A 410 million year-old fossil found in the North East of Scotland has been identified as a ‘new form of life’. Neither a plant nor fungi, the ‘Prototaxites’ discovered at Rhynie in Aberdeenshire has ...

A recent Ph.D. graduate's excavation of an ancient forest near Strahan in western Tasmania exceeded expectations with the discovery of new plant species. Fossils were discovered during a 2020 ...

As early as 252 million years ago, some plants may have curled up their leaves at night for a cozy “sleep.” The two leaf fossils were discovered in a rock layer in southwestern China that dates to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After spending millions of years tucked away in rocks, fossils can ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

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Here is something a little different from our usual fossil hunts. PaleoCris and I set out to search for ancient sea grass ...

Newly identified plant fossils found in Argentina suggest that a group of spurges long thought to have Asian origins may have first appeared in Gondwanan South America. Anyone who has taken a long ...

Highlights of palaeobotanical study -- Studying plant fossils -- Early land plants -- Lycophytes -- Sphenophytes -- Ferns -- Early gymnosperms -- Modern gymnosperms -- Angiosperms -- The history of ...