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Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian alps in 1931 and was thought to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile evolution – but has now been found to be, in part a forgery. Its body outline, appearing dark against the surrounding rock, was initially interpreted as preserved soft tissues but is now known to be paint.

Mystery solved: The oldest fossil reptile from the alps is an...

A cut slice of altered mantle rock. (Photo by: Solvin Zankl)

Researchers studying ocean transform faults, describe a previously unknown part of...

Coloured fossil snail shells (left) and a snail shell from modern times (large specimen on the right) Photo: Klaus Wolkenstein

Surprisingly vibrant color of 12-million-year-old snail shells

Sanfordiacaulis densifolia fossil (Scale is 1 m). Credit: Matthew Stimson

Rare 3D fossils show that some early trees had forms unlike...

Showing partial skeleton of gliding reptile Kuehneosaurus on rock from Emborough. Image credit: David Whiteside

Student discovers 200-million-year-old flying reptile in Somerset

Study sheds new light on the body form of the Megalodon, and its role in shaping ancient marine life. (DePaul University/Kenshu Shimada)

The megalodon was less mega than previously believed

Woolly mammoth illustration Mauricio Antón © 2008 Public Library of Science

Woolly mammoth movements tied to earliest Alaska hunting camps

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Key moment in the evolution of life on Earth captured in...

A mosasaur discovered in Japan was the most complete skeleton ever found in Japan or the northwestern Pacific. Graphic/Takuya Konishi

This Japanese ‘dragon’ terrorized ancient seas

Fossilized Trisauropodiscus tracks and modern bird tracks. Credit: Abrahams et al., CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Exploring bird-like footprints left by unknown animals in Late Triassic Southern...

Fossil of Timorebestia koprii—the largest known specimen, almost 30 cm or 12 inches long. Image Credit: Dr Jakob Vinther

‘Giant’ predator worms more than half a billion years old discovered...

Limbunyasphaera operculata is a new species that shows a small door opening into the cell. Photo Credit: Riedman et al.

Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity

Fossilized skin. Credit: Current Biology/Mooney et al.

Oldest known fossilized skin is 21 million years older than previous...

Three-dimensional model of the only known picrodontid skull in top (left) and bottom (right) views. CT scan technology revealed previously unknown bones of the skull (colored on the right) that helped demonstrate that picrodontids are not primates as previously believed. Three-dimensional model of the only known picrodontid skull in top (left) and bottom (right) views. CT scan technology revealed previously unknown bones of the skull (colored on the right) that helped demonstrate that picrodontids are not primates as previously believed.

New research sheds light on an old fossil solving an evolutionary...

Fossils of the world’s oldest known flax snails,© Bruce Hayward

Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals ‘fossil treasure trove’

Three-eyed distant relative of insects. Courtesy of Professor Yu Liu, Yunnan University

Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of...

A range of sea urchin spines from different periods of the Earth's history illustrating the diversity of shapes. Photo: 2023 Wiese et al.

Fossil spines reveal deep sea’s past

Two fossilized flowers next to each were discovered in shales of the Salamanca Formation in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. Credit: Nathan Jud/Provided

Nature’s great survivors: Flowering plants survived the mass extinction that killed...

A 3D Visualisation of Eriptychius americanus.

Prehistoric fish fills 100 million year gap in evolution of the...

Fossils have been found of several types of abelisaur showing the diversity of dinosaurs in Morocco at the end of the Cretaceous period. (Credit: Andrey Atuchin)

Newly discovered Fossils of “primitive cousins of T rex” shed light...

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