When the specimens were first discovered in coarse, oxygenated river deposits, scientists assumed they were fossilized skin ...

But the most intriguing find is that the toes of Edmontosaurus' hind feet are capped in hooves. This marks not only the first ...

"Stunningly preserved" skeletons of dinosaurs initially found in the early 1900s were reported to include mummified body ...

Two duck-billed dinosaur carcasses were preserved in a thin layer of clay for 66 million years. Now, they’ve helped ...

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like ...

The ‘witch hat’-wearing mummies have long caused debate among historians. Could they suggest Europeans reached Asia earlier than we thought?

The 300-year-old mummified body of a vicar has been "exceptionally well preserved" - thanks to a never-before-seen embalming method. The mummy - known locally as "The Air-Dried Priest" - was embalmed ...

Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride The ...

When you hear the word mummy, chances are you think of ancient Egypt. Many different cultures embalmed their deceased, however, and scientists have just found a particularly unexpected case. As ...