Paleontologists in Australia have identified a previously unknown plant-eating dinosaur from the mid-Cretaceous. Remarkably, the fossilized bones of these creatures, which glisten in hues of blue and ...

When Mike Poben, an opal buyer and and fossil fanatic, bought a bucket of opal from an Australian mine, he was surprised to find to find what looked like an ancient tooth in the pile. Later, he also ...

Calling all fossil hunters: the Australian outback awaits! Join this extraordinary adventure through the heart of Australia’s fossil frontier. Once a shallow inland sea millions of years ago, eastern ...

Artist's reconstruction of Fostoria dhimbangunmal, a newly described iguanodontian dinosaur. James Kuether. Three decades ago, opal miner Bob Foster was getting frustrated while digging around in his ...