Researchers say the fossil found in Aberdeenshire is neither plant nor fungus as previously thought.

Huge 410-million-year-old fossil reveals unique life form no longer found on Earth ...

Trace fossils, the preserved records of biological activity, provide a unique window into the interactions between ancient organisms and their sedimentary settings. By recording behaviours such as ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

Giant mystery fossil reveals secrets of whole new form of life that no longer exists - Prototaxites belonged to an ‘entirely ...

Hidden beneath farmland in the central tablelands of New South Wales lies one of Australia's most extraordinary fossil sites—McGraths Flat. It dates back between 11 million and 16 million years into ...

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Saudi's Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced the documentation and international publication of a scientific ...

Romania's Haţeg Basin has yielded a remarkable dinosaur bonebed, K2, revealing a vibrant Late Cretaceous ecosystem 72 million years ago. Hundreds of fossils, from tiny herbivores to giant titanosaurs, ...

The study of fossil plants through the lens of chemical composition and phytochemistry has advanced our understanding of not only the preserved biomacromolecules but also the palaeobiological ...