Instantly recognizable by their spiral shells, these ancient predators were relatives of modern squid and octopuses. Because ...

Fossils are one of the most important ways that scientists are able to discover ancient life forms that lived millions of years ago. The most famous examples of this are dinosaur fossils, which are ...

Two baby pterosaurs that died 150 million years ago have helped scientists uncover the prehistoric event that claimed their lives and shaped their preservation. Researchers from the University of ...

Tropical cyclones have been dangerous and deadly even since the time of giants, but paleontologists turned to some of the smallest reptile fossils to reveal the power of these storms. While the bigger ...

Phillips is entering the dinosaur game. For the first time in its history, the auction house known for specializing in all things contemporary is going prehistoric with the sale of a juvenile ...

"Papers to be presented in the International Conference Taphos 2002 ... held in Valencia (February 14-16, 2002) ... [and is] the third meeting held in Spain under the title "Reunión de Tafonomía y ...

A Curtin University-led international study has solved the mystery of how the skin of a fossilized fish was able to be ...

A rare set of spider fossils found in southern France has revealed an unusual way nature managed to keep them intact for ...