A groundbreaking discovery in paleoanthropology has emerged with the identification of hand and foot fossils unequivocally linked to Paranthropus boisei, a hominin species once thought to be incapa...
A recently published study in Nature reports the discovery of a remarkably preserved Middle Jurassic fossil that blurs the early evolutionary line between lizards and snakes.The fossil, named Breug...
A team of international paleontologists has announced the discovery of Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed pachycephalosaur dinosaur, found in Mongolia’s Ear...
A tiny fossil discovered on the Devon coast in the UK has been identified as the oldest known member of the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes, and the tuatara. The new species, Agriodonto...
A remarkable 500?million?year?old fossil discovered in Morocco is reshaping our understanding of how starfish and sea urchins evolved their unique five-pointed body plans. The new species,?Atla...
A spectacular new fossil discovery in Morocco has unveiled the world’s oldest known ankylosaur,?Spicomellus afer,?a heavily armoured dinosaur bristling with extraordinary spikes. The find,?publ...
10-20 / 2025Research Highlight - First known fossil hand of the hominin Paranthropus boiseiA groundbreaking discovery in paleoanthropology has emerged with the identification of hand and foot fossils unequivocally linked to Paranthropus boisei, a hominin species once thought to be incapa...
10-10 / 2025Research Highlight - Mosaic anatomy in an early fossil squamateA recently published study in Nature reports the discovery of a remarkably preserved Middle Jurassic fossil that blurs the early evolutionary line between lizards and snakes.The fossil, named Breug...
09-23 / 2025Research Highlight - Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Discovered in MongoliaA team of international paleontologists has announced the discovery of Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed pachycephalosaur dinosaur, found in Mongolia’s Ear...
09-15 / 2025Research Highlight - Oldest Known Lizard Relative Found in UK Triassic RocksA tiny fossil discovered on the Devon coast in the UK has been identified as the oldest known member of the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes, and the tuatara. The new species, Agriodonto...
09-15 / 2025Research Highlight - Ancient Spiny Creature Fills Gap in Evolution of Starfish and Sea UrchinsA remarkable 500?million?year?old fossil discovered in Morocco is reshaping our understanding of how starfish and sea urchins evolved their unique five-pointed body plans. The new species,?Atla...
08-30 / 2025Research Highlight?-?Jurassic ‘Cactus Dinosaur’ Redraws Ankylosaur EvolutionA spectacular new fossil discovery in Morocco has unveiled the world’s oldest known ankylosaur,?Spicomellus afer,?a heavily armoured dinosaur bristling with extraordinary spikes. The find,?publ...