Scientists say we’ve been looking in the wrong place for human origins
A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, lived about 17 to 18 million years ago and may sit very close to the ancestor of all mo...
Tyrannosaurus Tooth Found Embedded in Dinosaur Skull Reveals Brutal Prehistoric Attack
A fossil skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth embedded shows evidence of a forceful attack, helping scientists better understand how the predator hunted or fed. A rare fossil at Montana State University’s...
First New Dinosaur Species Found in Korea in 15 Years Surprises Scientists
Scientists discovered Doolysaurus, a baby dinosaur from Korea revealed through CT scanning. The fossil shows a small, likely fuzzy omnivore and suggests more hidden dinosaur remains in the region. In ...
Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes
Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years ago
This Ancient Ape Fossil Could Change Where Humans Came From
A fossil from Egypt hints we’ve been searching for humanity’s ape ancestors in the wrong place. Researchers say a newly uncovered fossil ape from northern Egypt is changing how scientists think about ...
18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place
The ancestor of apes was long thought to come from East Africa, but newly discovered fossils in Egypt may prompt a rethink.
Oldest Cretaceous latimeriid elucidates cranial evolution in derived and extant coelacanths (Actinistia, Latimeriidae)
Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
The shocking fossils that show T. rex wasn't the king of the dinosaurs
We've always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils has prompted palaeontology’s biggest-eve...
New Early Miocene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from the Madre de Dios River in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon
Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Scientists found a rhino in the Arctic and it changes everything
Scientists have uncovered a new species of rhinoceros in the Canadian High Arctic, revealing that rhinos once lived far farther north than expected. The fossil, dating back 23 million years, is unusua...
3-Million-Year-Old Fossils Expose Surprising Ocean Connections
Tiny fossils from Hokkaido are revealing a surprisingly mobile ancient ocean during a warmer world. A team led by researchers at Kumamoto University has identified a new genus of microscopic crustacea...
This crocodile ran like a greyhound across prehistoric Britain 200 million years ago
A newly discovered Triassic reptile from the UK looked more like a racing greyhound than a crocodile, built for speed on land. With long legs and a lightweight body, it hunted small animals in a dry, ...
A new teleosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) from the Sibumasu Terrane of Southeast Asia and a taxonomic reassessment of Indosinosuchus
We describe teleosaurid remains from the Middle to Upper Jurassic Khlong Min Formation at Ban Nam Pun in southern Thailand and define Indosinosuchus peninsularensis sp. nov. This new species is diagno...
Scientists recreated a dinosaur nest to solve a 70-million-year-old mystery
Scientists recreated a life-size oviraptor nest to understand how these dinosaurs hatched their eggs. Their experiments showed the parent likely couldn’t heat all the eggs directly, meaning sunlight p...
These dinosaurs had wings but couldn’t fly
Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting patte...
Scientists Built a Life-Size Dinosaur Nest and the Results Were Surprising
Scientists recreated a life-sized oviraptor and nest to investigate how these bird-like dinosaurs hatched their eggs. How exactly did oviraptors, bird-like but flightless dinosaurs, hatch their eggs? ...
Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants traveled hundreds of kilometers across ice-age Europe
Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archaeological finds discovered during lignite mining. The area in Saxony-Anhalt is one of the ...
Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year: Why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs
In biology and paleontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal's skeleton. One is the extent of fusion of sutures in the skeleton—how much the plate...
Scientists Finally Solve the 20-Year Mystery of Strange Tiny Dinosaur Fossils
Fossil bone analysis shows that mysterious tiny Liaoningosaurus specimens are actually hatchling ankylosaurs, offering rare evidence of early armored dinosaur development. A long-standing puzzle invol...
Earth’s first major extinction was worse than we thought. Fossil finds suggest nearly 80% of life on Earth died some 550 million years ago
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