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The earliest human fossils
We already know that the oldest known groups of hominids were mostly found in eastern Africa. But the story doesn't...
The ugliest animal in nature
Scientists have recently discovered that the ugly herbivorous reptile named "bunostegos" evolved 260 million ...
A new species of lungfish fossil from Guangxi reveals a close paleogeographic link between China and Australia in the Early Devonian.
Qiao Tuo and colleagues from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Science...
The two mythical creatures of the Jurassic period in China (fossils of the true thief beast from 160 million years ago)
China has discovered six remarkably complete mammal fossils dating back 160 million years; and named three new species ...
Devonian fish fossils dating back 415 million years have been discovered in Siberia.
When it comes to drawing the Tree of Life, the most important difference between humans and sharks isn't limbs and ...
An 8-million-year-old skull fossil of the Eocene stellate deer has been discovered.
Researchers including Deng Tao from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of ...
A complete mammoth fossil dating back 70,000 years was discovered in Idaho, USA.
Scientists have discovered partial skeletons and tusks of a Columbian mammoth in Idaho, USA. They believe that a comple...
The skull fossil of the ancestral bear Dai and its head reconstruction
Over the past decade, a series of skull fossils of *Indarctos*, *Agriotherium*, and *Ursavus* have been discovered in t...
The oldest known pterosaur precursor fossil (the largest flying creature)
Pterosauria is a unique group of flying reptiles from the Mesozoic era. Early groups of pterosaurs underwent changes, r...
The earliest ichthyosaur fossils discovered on an Arctic island
The discovery of ichthyosaur remains in Svalbard offers new insights into the evolution of ancient marine reptiles. New...
