The fossil was tiny— about the size of a modern sparrow— but it had features in common with a larger fossil bird called ...

After theorizing on the fossilized bird’s cause of death, the paleontologists decided on the new species’ name: Chromeornis ...

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal’s body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...

Around 120 million years ago, a bird swallowed over 800 tiny stones and choked to death as a result. Paleontologists aren’t ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

Scientists have discovered a 151-million-year-old fossil fly in Australia that challenges ideas about insect evolution. Named ...

For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the ...

TALCOTT, W. Va. (WVVA/Gray News) - While many kids might dig on the playground for buried treasure, very few find anything of note. However, two kids in West Virginia are the exception after digging ...