The Djadochta Formation contains some of the most unusual dinosaur fossils ever found, yet their story remains incomplete. Skeletons preserved in lifelike positions suggest sudden events that ...

A fossil of Prototaxites, a colossal lifeform that once towered over ancient landscapes, is set to go on display at the National Museum of Scotland. This enigmatic organism, which grew to more than ...

It feels like it doesn’t fit comfortably anywhere,” says Matthew Nelsen, a senior research scientist at the Field Museum of ...

The Dinosaur National Monument was established in 1915, during ongoing excavations by the Carnegie Museum. The Carnegie ...

Their trunklike fossils were discovered in 1843. Yet despite more than a century of speculation, scientists have struggled to ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

Flinders University paleontology researchers—with local fossil experts—have discovered how prolific shorebirds, including the Plains-wanderer, once lived across South Australia's South-East during ...

High school teacher Ashley Allen’s discovery of 300-million-year-old fossils in an Alabama coal mine turned him into a modern ...

Henry C. Wu, Scientific Officer, GERICS, discusses the role of evidence and science-based solutions for global climate ...

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has made the behind-the-scenes inventory of rare fossils available for public viewing ...

During a parking lot construction at Dinosaur National Monument, workers came across the fossils of an enormous dinosaur ...

A fresh analysis of a fossil found almost 50 years ago reveals a newly described genus named for its "manipulating claw" ...