Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric ...

Scientists discovered a 400-million-year-old fossil known as Prototaxites, which does not belong to any known life form ...

A new species of fossil is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved. Research 'ultramarathon' saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years.

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

The fossil was found in the Soom Shale ... of the era and so it remains a mystery how she fits into the evolutionary tree of life. Professor Sarah Gabbott from the University of Leicester School ...

With distinctive two-fingered claws, the remains of a previously unknown species of dinosaur suggest it looked like a bizarre ...

The Field Museum in Chicago and the Foundation for Scientific Advancement reported that sediment-encased maturation of pine resin produces a hardened, translucent substance that closely mimics natural ...

Paleontologists have uncovered a 444-million-year-old fossil with remarkably intact soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons, ...

University of California, RiversideMany experts didn’t think such tiny prehistoric fossils would ever be found. Fortunately, ...

A paleontologist discovered a new species of fossil from 444 million years ago she calls an "inside-out, legless, headless wonder." This new species of ...

The fossil was discovered by staff at Mongolia ... used for hanging onto tree branches, Zelenitsky added.Hands that looked like ‘barbeque tongs’The discovery of Duonychus tsogtbaatari ...