The remains of the fearsome Spinosaurus mirabilis have been waiting for eons to be discovered in a Sahara Desert fossil bed.

Limestone rocks found high on the mountain contain remains of marine organisms that once lived in the ancient Tethys Sea.

JENSEN, Utah (KTVX) — For the first time in over 100 years, fossils have been excavated from what is now the parking lot of the Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah. According to ...

New, miniscule fossils of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans, Purgatorius, have been unearthed in a more southern region of North America than ever before – and the ...

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

With its uniquely twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, the new species was a relic of an earlier and more experimental time in the evolution of life on Earth. Fossils discovered in Brazil show that ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ancient ocean floor before tectonic collisions lifted the Himalayas.

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

Three tiny Purgatorius teeth found in Colorado are helping scientists trace how early primates evolved and spread across North America.

Recently-revealed notebooks belonging to a late paleontologist contain the missing information needed to help researchers finish their study of a remarkable fossil discovered nearly three decades ago.

In a study published in Historical Biology, Dr. Mohammed Naimi and his colleagues report the discovery of the first plesiosaurian remains from Algeria. Additionally, the fossil, dated to the Late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fossil quarry hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, July 6, 2013. (David Fulmer via Flickr CC 2.0) Construction crews have ...