Paleontology

'Wonderchicken' fossil shows link between dinosaurs in their day and modern day birds

The bird fossil includes a nearly complete skull hidden inside a nondescriptive rock and dates back more than 66 million years ago.

The Thing: Second-largest fossil egg ever found, from Antartica has scientists bewildered

While birds, crocodilians and many dinosaurs laid hard-shelled eggs, the Antarctic egg had a soft, parchment-like shell.

Asteroid, climate change is not responsible for the mass extinction that took place 215 million years ago

This mass extinction is termed as the Adamanian-Revueltian turnover, which saw a “decline in diversity among crocodylian-line archosaurs and the extinction of several taxa”.

Ancient fossilised microbes may help accurately predict climate on ancient Earth

The study could help geologists and climatologists fine-tune records of past temperatures, piece together a more accurate climate record.

Were other humans the first victims of the sixth mass extinction?

The spread of modern humans out of Africa has caused a sixth mass extinction, an event that has last more than 40,000-years.

Liquid blood, urine from 42,000-year-old extinct horse extracted by scientists

The body of the extinct horse species was found in perfect condition & scientists are hoping to clone it.

Earth's collapsing systems led to dinosaurs dying out – we're headed the same way

Humans are prove to be ultimate generalists owing more to technology than evolution.

Fossils show massive T-Rex, small ancient carpet shark as neighbors eons ago

We found microscopic shark teeth right beside bones of the largest predators of all time: Researcher.

Five reasons why 2018 was a big, big year for fossils, evolution and palaeontology

Among them are major fossil finds, a reptile ancestor & a controversy that could rewrite man's history.

New Sauropod species discovered in Argentina that lived 110 mn years ago

Sauropod species were the biggest creatures ever to walk the planet, reaching up to 33 to 34 meters.