You wouldn't have been able to predict this looking at the modern ecosystem," said paper author and vertebrate paleontologist Jonathan Bloch.

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

“One of the really important roles of booksellers [is] to understand what a person is looking for and to match them to the book that sets them on a journey,” says co-founder Amber Harrison.

Apr. 18, 2025 — Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of ... Environmental Variability ...

A view from the Sofular excavation site showing fossil distribution within a sandstone layer composed of reworked volcanic material. This deposit overlies a lapilli tuff layer dated to 8.42 million ...

In February, scientific journal Palaeontologia Electronica published “Following their footsteps: Report of vertebrate fossil tracks from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon ...

Sensing the familiar jolt of adrenaline that surged anytime she came across a fossil, she called out to her husband, Patrick, who was digging nearby. Carefully, the two amateur paleontologists ...

Most dinosaur fossils, especially those of the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex, are privately owned, new research has found. Published in Palaeontologia Electronica, the study reveals that these fossils are ...

The scientific community is sounding the alarm over the increasing loss of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils to private collectors and the luxury auction market, raising serious concerns about the future of ...

Entombed in amber for 99 million years, the smallest dinosaur fossil ever discovered is rewriting what we thought we knew about prehistoric life. When researchers first examined the amber-entombed ...

“The presence of Basiceros in Dominican amber suggests ancient land bridges may have provided pathways for these ants to traverse from the mainland to the Caribbean,” Barden said. “This ...

A fossilized ant encased in 16-million-year-old amber has revealed a now-extinct predator that ... “It really illustrates how important fossils can be to understanding the evolution of a lineage.” The ...