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Fossil of Odoiporosaurus - Took the picture at Museo di Storia Naturale, Milano

fossil Odoiporosaurus

Fossil - Took the picture at Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe

museum fossil Manemergus

fossil of Plesiopterys

fossil Plesiopterys

Fossil of Eretmosaurus, an extinct reptile-- Took the photo at Natural History Museum, London

museum fossil Eretmosaurus

Fossil of Anningasaura, an extinct reptile - Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tuebingen

museum fossil Anningasaura

Megalneusaurus rex holotype fossils.

fossil holotype Megalneusaurus

Fossil - Took the picture at Natural History Museum, Karlsruhe

museum fossil Psephochelys

Fossil with teeth of Macroplacus raeticus from Triassic of Germany, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano

Germany Triassic fossil Macroplacus

Raeticodactylus filisurensis fossil in Bündner Naturmuseum, Chur.

fossil Raeticodactylus

Fossil of Sordes, an extinct reptile- Took the picture at Dinosaurium, Prague

fossil Sordes

A Berthasaura leopoldinae 3d Reconstruction by Alex Pritchard Dinosauria - Dinosaur Fossil Replicas

fossil Berthasaura Dinosauria

Fossil of Tarascosaurus salluvicus, an extinct theropod discovered in the South of France

France fossil Tarascosaurus

Illustration of a fossil of Indosaurus

fossil Indosaurus

Fossil of Sciurumimus, an extinct theropod- Took the photo at Fossil Show, Munich

fossil Sciurumimus

Fossil of Streptospondylus, a dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic period of France. Took the photo at the Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy in the French National Museum of Natural History, Paris.

museum France Jurassic Middle Jurassic +4

Part of the holotype of Metriacanthosaurus parkeri

museum fossil holotype Metriacanthosaurus

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News

This ancient fossil could rewrite the story of human origins

fossil discovery human origin study

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong anatomical evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipedal, including a ligament attachment seen only in human ancestors. Despite its ape-like appearance and small brain, its leg and hip structure suggest it moved confidently on two legs. The finding places bipedalism near the very root of the human family tree.

03/01/2026 sciencedaily-human-evo

Fossilized bones are revealing secrets from a lost world

bone fossil

Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering a surprising new window into prehistoric life. The findings reveal animals’ diets, diseases, and even their surrounding climate, including evidence of warmer, wetter environments. One fossil even showed signs of a parasite still known today. This approach could transform how scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystems.

03/01/2026 sciencedaily

This strange ancient snake was hiding in a museum for decades

bone museum fossil discovery

A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 million years ago, during a time when Britain was warmer and teeming with reptiles. Though known only from tiny backbone bones, this “paradox snake” carries a surprising mix of traits seen in modern snakes, placing it near the very roots of today’s most diverse snake group.

31/12/2025 sciencedaily

Earth’s worst extinction was followed by a shockingly fast ocean comeback

predator fossil discovery extinction

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic reptiles and complex food chains thriving just three million years later. Some predators grew over five meters long, challenging the idea of a slow, step-by-step recovery. The find rewrites the early history of ocean ecosystems.

30/12/2025 sciencedaily

Dinosaur bones found almost on top of each other in Transylvania

bone pelvis Romania fossil Dinosauria Titanosauria skeleton

Scientists exploring Romania’s Hațeg Basin have discovered one of the densest dinosaur fossil sites ever found, with bones lying almost on top of each other. The K2 site preserves thousands of remains from a prehistoric flood-fed lake that acted like a natural bone trap 72 million years ago. Alongside common local dinosaurs, researchers uncovered the first well-preserved titanosaur skeletons ever found in the region. The site reveals how ancient European dinosaur ecosystems formed and evolved in

23/12/2025 sciencedaily

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