One of the Largest 'Sea Dragon' Fossils Ever Found in Britain Unearthed As a Complete Ichthyosaur
At the bottom of a muddy lagoon, conservationists stumbled upon the largest complete ichthyosaur skeleton ever found in the UK.
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'Impossible Fossil' Preserves the Exact Moment the Dinosaurs Died: 'It's Absolutely Bonkers'
A mass grave of marine and land dinosaurs jumbled together provide near-unmistakable evidence of the comet impact that killed the dinosaurs.
Scotland Claims it's Found 5,000 Year Old Monument on 'par with Stonehenge' on the Isle of Arran
Constructing the monument would have involved staggering amounts of labor, transforming the entire local landscape in the process.
24,000-Year-Old Cave Art Suddenly Found in Well-Known Paleolithic Cave Shelter in Spain
It wasn't until 2021 that scientists discovered rock art that seemed to depict extinct animals that would have roamed the paleolithic Europe.
A Kind of Cretaceous Crane Enters Fossil Record as Long-Legged Wading Dinosaur Found in China
Scientists say the previously unknown species was a "high-speed runner" who lived in a "swamp-like" environment during the Jurassic Period.
Prehistoric Bird Once Thought to Be Extinct Returns to New Zealand Wild
For the Māori, the reintroduction is incredibly special. In the past Māori people gathered the feathers of the bird into cloaks.
Digging A Wastewater Pipe Reveals Fossil Treasure Trove of Unknown Species 3-Million-Years-Old
182 different mollusks were recorded, including the oldest known member of the genera containing the famous New Zealand flax snail.
New T-Rex Cousins Had Bulldog Snouts and Even Shorter Arms But Still Ruled in North Africa
The two new dinosaur species belong to the Abelisauridae, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs that were counterparts to the tyrannosaurs
A Humble Stick Reveals Wealth of Information About Extinct Heidelberg Hominids as Hunters and Craftsmen
In the hands of a capable Ice Age hunter, this simple stick could be used to nail small mammals, or even assist in taking deer and horses.
Fossil Hunter Finds 4-Foot-Long Mammoth Tusk Sitting in Plain Sight
Fossils Galore founder Jamie Jordan made a mammoth discovery when he spied a four-foot-long tusk in a quarry 90 miles north of London.
Bird Feathers Preserved in Amber 99 Million Years Ago May Point to Dinosaur Survival Clue
Bird feathers from 99 million years ago preserved in amber might point to why some of their dinosaur ancestors survived.
Prehistoric 'Axe Factory' Found in Britain Triggers Search for More Artifacts
Over 1,000 large sarsen boulders have been identified in England, but this is only the second polishing boulder of its size.
Newly Discovered Rock Art Panels Depict How Ancient Ancestors Envisioned Creation and Adapted to Change
The 4,000-year-long period includes depictions of the Dreaming, the Aboriginal creation story, as well as evidence of a changing climate.
Tiny Bone Flutes Discovered May Have Been Used for Calling Birds 12,000 Years Ago
The precise motive of the mimicry is unknown. It could have had religious connotations or been part of some form of hunting strategy.
Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness. Archaeologists working in Spain's most famous archaeological site have uncovered a 5,400-year-old tomb that perfectly aligns to the summer solstice sunrise in such a way as to be described as "domesticated sunlight". That strange term is […]
World's Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprint Discovered-And it's 153,000 Years Old
The footprints were natural casts, and could be dated back 153,000 years ago by determining when light last touched the grains of sand.
8-Year-Old Norwegian Girl Discovers Neolithic Flint Knife Among Stones on School Playground
Flint was among the first tool technologies that humans mastered—a hard substance sharp enough to skin an animal and even perform surgery
Cavemen Used Glue to Make Stone Tools 40,000 Years Ago-the Evidence is Sticky
The mixture was just sticky enough for a stone tool to remain stuck in it, but without adhering to hands, making it perfect for adding a handle
Geologists Found a Mega-Structure Built by Ice Age Hunters Submerged in the Baltic Sea
Comparable prehistoric hunting structures have already been found in other parts of the world, for example at the bottom of Lake Huron
These 385 Million-year-old Tree Roots Look Just Like Ours, and Tell a Tale Just Like Ours
While seemingly obvious, the roots were a radical new way for trees to live back in the mid-Devonian when Archaeopteris was evolving
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