50-Million-Year-Old Sea Turtle Unearthed in Syria Stuns Paleontologists
Carapace of Syriemys lelunensis: The genus name combines the Greek words Συρία (Suría) and ἐμύς (emús), i.e., “Syria”…
What Dinosaur Teeth Reveal About Life 150 Million Years Ago
Photo of teeth in a jaw section of Giraffatitan from Tanzania (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, MB.R.2180.20.5). The light-coloured…
Brazilian Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Fossil Enigma With Discovery of New Plant Genus
Fossil of the prehistoric plant Franscinella riograndensis, found in the Paraná Basin and dated to approximately 296 million…
The Ancient Oxygen Flood That Let Life Conquer the Deep Ocean
An artist’s rendering of a prehistoric jawed fish from the Late Devonian called Dunkleosteus. These sorts of large,…
Dinosaur Teeth Unlock Secrets of Earth’s Ancient Climate
Teeth of a Camarasaurus, found in the Morrison Formation, USA, which were also analyzed in the research. Credit:…
Ancient proteins could transform palaeontology
ANCIENT PROTEINS nestled in fossils contain troves of information about long-dead creatures. However, like all ancient molecules, proteins…