Fossils found in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia show traces of a notochord (a rodlike primitive backbone), a significant step in the evolution of vertebrates. Cambrian sediments found in ...

GB News gave a platform to at least 953 anti-climate attacks in the immediate run-up and aftermath of the 2024 general ...

Historically, many paleontologists in the Caribbean have excavated fossils from caves and blue holes, where large accumulations of remains are often found. Caves can serve as shelter against harsh ...

Until now, the most recent fossils of sebecids were found in Colombia and dated to about 10.5-12.5 million years ago. The Dominican Republic fossils date to about 5-7 million years ago.

The new discovery narrows the gap by millions of years. The fossils found in 2023 included a single tooth and two spine bones. The tooth matches those of South American sebecids. The bones ...

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - After the demise of the dinosaurs following an asteroid strike 66 million years ago, mammals became Earth's dominant land animals. But that does not mean they went ...

Multiple mosasaur species swam Earth’s prehistoric waters as recently as 66 million years ago, but the over seven-inch-wide fossil found on April 15 came from Mosasaurus hoffmanii—by far one ...