Scientists have discovered a new Cretaceous-era dinosaur species by examining photos of a fossil lost during an allied air ...

The fossil, destroyed in an air raid 80 years ago, had faded from memory until a paleontologist found archival images.

Someone who is fascinated by the flora, fauna and creatures of the distant past and who is inspired by the wonder of nature might consider studying paleontology. Paleontology focuses on the many ...

Scientists put their “stamp” on prehistory after discovering a massive dinosaur footprint in Mongolia said to have belonged to one of the largest two-legged animals ever to roam the Earth.

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history. The animal, named Megalonyx by ...

Though distinct disciplines, both paleontology and archaeology use similar technologies and methods in their work and show ...

Ithaca City residents and visitors alike are rallying behind a petition to save a research institute and its Museum of the Earth ...

Scientists have unearthed the world’s smallest known sauropod dinosaur footprints in the eastern Xizang autonomous region of ...

A new species of predatory dinosaur that lived in North Africa 95 million years ago has been identified—some 80 years after ...

Tens of millions of years after a young pterosaur took its last breath in present-day Canada, paleontologists are investigating its death.

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like ...