From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...

These tools also played a key role in helping paleontologists identify the species. The findings are detailed in a study published October 11 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Navaornis fills a ~70-million-year gap in our knowledge of the evolution of the unique bird brain. Navaornis hestiae (centre) ...

Prior to the fossil’s discovery in 1982, paleontologists only had stone tool artifacts to give a rough sketch of our ancestors’ presence on the subcontinent. “So, the question is ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Paleontologists have discovered a new prehistoric mammal species in Colorado that lived during the age of the dinosaurs and may have been a swamp-dweller. In a study published in the journal PLOS ...

Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth's oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. Dubbed Quaestio ...

DICKINSON — Paleontologists at the Badlands Dinosaur ... While fossil analysis is a powerful tool, it has limitations. Scientists face challenges in differentiating between different skin ...

Paleontologists on a Wyoming dig led by The Children's Museum have discovered a rarity: the almost intact snout of an allosaurus. While digging with a piece of construction equipment, site manager ...