A California high school student participating in a summer paleontology program has discovered the remarkably preserved skull ...
Most sharks and rays inhabit the oceans, but a small proportion thrive in freshwater. Approximately 4% to 5% of all shark and ...
A Kansas boy discovered a 15-foot-long tylosaurus fossil dating back 85 million years during a geology club field trip at a ...
Approximately 160 million years ago, during the Age of Dinosaurs, giant marine reptiles ruled the seas. One such creature, an ...
(THE CONVERSATION) When an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago, it ended the age of dinosaurs and transformed life across the planet. The effects of that catastrophe are visible in the ...
When we think of the wonders our universe has to offer, our minds instantly drift to the heavy hitters: the Grand Canyon, the ...
Paleontologists in Egypt have stumbled upon an extraordinary fossil haul: nearly 500 fish frozen in time. The site, called ...
Around 66 million years ago, the end-Cretaceous extinction event reshaped Earth’s biodiversity, yet its impact on marine fishes remains debated due to gaps in the fossil record. In new research, ...