Paleontology

The discovery of a new branch on the marsupial family tree suggests that the history of Australia’s unique mammals is more complex and...

Within that setting, Masripithecus helps bridge a major gap between African and Eurasian ape fossil records that had previously seemed disconnected. Its presence...

More recent evidence relating to their reproductive strategy and how they grew and developed has suggested they were, in fact, animals – albeit...

Research History and Evolutionary InsightsAnother coauthor, Flinders University Emeritus Professor John Long, contributed to the original 1992 description of Koharalepis.Professor Long says modern...

The Riodeva site has yielded about 200 fossils, including remains of at least two stegosaurs at different growth stages, as well as fossils...

“Necking” Marks a Critical Stage of BreakupThe term “necking” refers to how the crust narrows as it stretches, similar to the thin middle...

New research documents the predation of a Miocene-era sea cow by both a crocodile and a shark, revealing significant parallels in ancient and...

A groundbreaking study has unveiled a set of nearly identical Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on two separate continents, illustrating a prehistoric connection between...