It's hard believe now, but we weren't always the only hominins walking around on Earth, and in the past, multiple hominins ...

Debate kicked off in 1988 when a single small tyrannosaur skull discovered four decades earlier was given its own species ...

A new look at the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex was not the only tyrannosaur roaming the land.

Fossils from New Mexico change how we look at dinosaur history.

(THE CONVERSATION) Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the ...

Researchers say they have uncovered a case of mistaken identity and found evidence of a species called Nanotyrannus lancensis ...

For decades, paleontologists debated whether fossils were of a young T. rex or a species called nanotyrannus. A new study ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

Ever strolled around your island and stumbled upon a star-shaped crack, wondering what's beneath? Welcome to the world of fossils in Animal Crossing! These ancient remnants offer a blend of education, ...

LUBBOCK, Texas - Recent archaeological excavations at a highway construction site in West Texas have uncovered the fossilized remains of "megafauna," according to a release from the Texas Department ...

A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Institution; Sabrina Curran, Ohio University, and Virgil ...