Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of a giant turtle species with some striking features, such as its shape, that lived tens of millions of years ago in South America. The research team found ...
SCIENTISTS have identified fossil remains dating back 70 million years as belonging to the largest-ever turtle recorded in Europe. A set of bones were found by a hiker in the Pyrenees mountains in ...
In an unexpected discovery, fossils of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) were discovered by three school-going children. On July 31, 2022, three young fossil hunters—brothers Liam and Jessin ...
A 540-million-year-old sea sponge fossil discovered five years ago along the Yangtze River in China has attracted the attention of scientists lately, leading them to analyze its disposition.
A 127 million-year-old fossil of a side-necked turtle, the first found to have lived in the UK, has been discovered on the Isle of Wight. The fossil has been nicknamed 'Burby' after enthusiast Steve ...
The evolution process of plants has been a mystery. However, a team of scientists recently studied plant fossils and linked it to plant reproduction evolution.
We recently caught up with Claire Mellish, Curator of Fossil Arthropods, to have a look at a sensational butterfly specimen from the Museum's collection. The specimen in question is an exquisite ...
A paleontologist in New Jersey found the second half of a giant sea turtle fossil more than 160 years after the first half was found. An incredible find by a paleontologist in New Jersey led to the ...
The kelp forests that hug the Pacific coastline are an underwater jungle. They’re a thicket of colossal algae intermixed with a pageant of life that includes snails, urchins, sea lions, sea otters, ...