Bizarre Creature From China Had a Dinosaur Head on Bird's Body - a Missing Link From 120 Million Years Ago

A new fossil of a 'bizarre' creature shines fresh light on an evolutionary mystery with its T-rex-like skull attached to the body of a bird.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 January 50 Views

World's Largest Prehistoric Flower Preserved in Amber is Stunning Reminder of Nature's Beauty -LOOK

This 1.1 inch flower incased in amber was found 150 years ago, but a re-examination found pollen samples which proved its modern lineage.

By Blake Isbell

13 January 56 Views

Astounding Fossil Discovery in California After Man Looks Closely at Petrified Tree And Finds Bones of Great Beasts

The remains of a petrified forest, an intact mastodon skull, and more were found on the banks of the Mokelumne River watershed in California.

By Blake Isbell

07 June 46 Views

Giant Rhinoceros Skeleton Found in China - One of the Largest Land Mammals Ever (Look)

The skeleton of a new species of paraceratherium, or giant rhinoceros, is one of the largest land mammals ever recorded.

By Blake Isbell

17 June 57 Views

'Once-in-a generation' Fossil Discovery Reveals New Species in 16-Million-Year-old Amber

A tardigrade fossil has been discovered in a once in a lifetime find. It shows a new species in 16-million-year-old amber.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 October 35 Views

Exquisitely Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg 

A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between bird and dinosaur behavior.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 December 53 Views

Whales Once Walked Along the Coasts of North America … Wait, What?

A tooth found in North Carolina was identified recently as perhaps coming from a 4-legged whale that swam all the way from Pakistan.

By Blake Isbell

05 January 49 Views

Neanderthals May Hold Clues as to Why Modern Humans Suffer Lower Back Pain

A new NYU analysis considers backbone differences between humans and Neandertals — and the possible impact of industrialization.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 March 42 Views

Paleontologists Discover Fossil Shows That Dinosaurs Had 'Belly Buttons'

Thanks to an 'incredible' fossil, paleontologists have confirmed that dinosaurs indeed had belly buttons-and set a world record.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 June 45 Views

Canada Schoolteacher Finds Fossil that May Be 300 Million Years Old and Could Re-Write Fossil Record

Taking pictures and sending them to her mother sent off a chain reaction that had paleontologists racing to the cape.

By Blake Isbell

30 August 38 Views

Scientists Unearth Africa's Oldest Known Dinosaur, Filling a Critical Gap in the Fossil Record

A sauropod, the animal found in northern Zimbabwe is estimated to have been 6 feet long with a long tail, weighing 20-65 pounds.

By Blake Isbell

07 September 43 Views

This 120-Million Year Old Bird/Dinosaur Hybrid Is Teaching Us How Birds Came to Be

A bizarre cross between a bird and a dinosaur had blue, brown and grey feathers, and a brain that could both smell well and see well.

By Blake Isbell

04 November 39 Views

The 'T. Rex of its Day' Lived 340 million Years Ago with Razor Sharp Teeth and Strange Connection to Us

Named Whatcheeria deltae, it had huge razor sharp teeth, and was also one of the first creatures ever to hunt on land.

By Blake Isbell

29 November 55 Views

A Fossil Found in Museum's Storeroom Cupboard Has Shifted the Origin of Modern Lizards Back 35 Million Years

An English fossil found in a museum's storeroom has shifted the origin of modern lizards back 35 million years, according to new research.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 December 47 Views

Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These 'Living Fossils' So Now They're Everywhere

The Ginkgo tree, while beautiful on city streets, has a sad evolutionary history in which it was only saved by extinction by meeting humans.

By Blake Isbell

18 January 40 Views