An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

A groundbreaking discovery in the world of paleontology has revealed the presence of 40 previously unknown species of ancient ...

For decades, paleontologists have adhered to the idea that fossilization gradually replaces organic materials with minerals, ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a ...

The Museum of the Rockies unveils its new "Cretaceous Crossroads" exhibit, featuring a horned dinosaur skull and showcasing ...

Did dinosaurs roam Louisiana? The surprising truth about why their bones are missing, and what amazing ancient creatures we ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

During an excavation on Morocco’s Mogador Island, archaeologists discovered two Early Cretaceous fossils estimated to be between 145 and 140 million years old that were mixed in with ancient Roman ...

Kristen Tietjen At first, the paleontologists thought the fossils belonged to a group of metatherians -- or marsupial-like mammals -- from the Cretaceous period that survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene ...

Cutting-edge digital fossil-mining reveals early squid evolution, diversification, and importance in marine ecosystems.