Marine fossils discovered in England’s Peak District reveal detailed life from a tropical sea that covered the region 340 million years ago.

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...

Faint ridges in Moroccan rock have revealed an ancient mystery: signs of microbial life deep below the sea surface, where ...

Long before familiar marine life existed, massive predators dominated Earth’s oceans, leaving behind an incomplete fossil ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

The pearl, discovered at a fossil quarry in Richmond, Australia, is estimated to be 100 million years old. Michelle Johnston Over 100 million years ago, long before the extinction of land-dwelling ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

Scientists in Japan discovered microscopic fossils revealing that the North Pacific Ocean was once more interconnected. The ...

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ...

Mammoth Cave National Park’s rich history of paleontological finds has now expanded with the discovery of a new species of ancient shark. The shark, named Macadens olsoni, is known for its unique ...