19-Million-Year-Old Currawong Fossil Found in New Zealand
Paleontologists have desribed a new species of large passerine bird based the fossilized remains from the Bannockburn Formation…
A 90-million-year-old fossil just gave Japan its first pterosaur
An international team of researchers discovered a truly remarkable pterosaur from Japan, the first ever identified, changing the…
Paleontologists Unveil Europe’s Most Complete Skull of Stegosaur
Paleontologists have recovered the dinosaur skull material from beds of the Upper Jurassic Villar del Arzobispo Formation in…
New Ichthyosaur Species Uncovered in Portugal
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new genus and species of baracromian ichthyosaur, based on the fossilized…
Earliest-known ‘reptile’ footprints discovered by amateur fossil hunters in Victoria
Builder Craig Eury and winemaker John Eason were fossil hunting near the Victorian town of Mansfield when they…
New Zealand fossil find redefines crayfish history, prehistoric ecosystems
WELLINGTON: Giant freshwater crayfish, up to 25cm long, once roamed New Zealand’s ancient lakes around 20 million years…
Giant Freshwater Crayfish Lived in New Zealand 20 Million Years Ago
The fossil record of freshwater crayfish is surprisingly sparse, comprising mostly trace fossils, some body fossils and rarely…
Fossils of Previously Unknown Iguanodontian Dinosaurs Found in Portugal
Paleontologists in Portugal have found several specimens from large-sized ankylopollexian iguanodontians that lived 150 million years ago (Late…
55-Million-Year-Old Fossil Earwig Found in Denmark
Apachyus madseni is the first fossil representative of the enigmatic earwig family Apachyidae. Apachyus madseni. Image credit: Simonsen…
Environment groups call for more citizen involvement in green initiatives
Taichung, Dec. 15 (CNA) Several environmental groups convened in Taichung on Sunday to call for greater citizen involvement…