Paleontologists from the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new species of ancient beaver from the fossilized remains found at several sites...
Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of an extinct gannet species that lived in what is now Portugal during the Miocene epoch, some 15...
Paleontologists have examined 142 new specimens, including 160 teeth, of the extinct medium-sized beaver species Steneofiber depereti from the Late Miocene...
Paleontologists have examined the fossilized remains of Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan, a small Old World monkey species that lived in China during the Late...
An analysis of advanced satellite images from the German Aerospace Centre has revealed an ancient landform with a circular rim and central dome ‘hidden’...
Paleontologists have described a new species of the extinct otter genus Enhydriodon from fossilized teeth and bones found in the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia.
Reconstruction...
Paleoanthropologists have examined three fossilized limb bones of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, one of the oldest known species in the human family tree.
Representation...
Paleontologists in Bulgaria have described a new species of the panda genus Agriarctos, from two fossilized teeth dating to 5.5 million years ago.
Life...
A new genus and species of anatid bird has been identified from a fossilized wing bone found in Central Otago, New Zealand.
The wing bone of the Bannockburn...
Paleontologists have redescribed an extinct species of giant kangaroo that lived the mountains of Papua New Guinea about 50,000 to 20,000 years ago and...
Gansuyaena megalotis, a small-bodied hyaenid that lived in what is now the Chinese province of Gansu between 15 and 12 million years ago (Miocene epoch),...
Paleontologists have described a new species of large-sized amphicyonid carnivore from a fossilized mandible found in France.
Tartarocyon cazanavei. Image...
Two new species of giant dwarf crocodiles that lived during the Early and Middle Miocene have been identified from the fossilized skulls found in Kenya.
Kinyang...
Paleontologists have identified a new species of giraffoid that lived in northern China during the Early Miocene epoch some 17 million years ago. Named...
Two new species of ancient cetaceans related to modern dolphins and sperm whales have been identified from the 20-million-year-old fossilized ear bones...
The newly-identified species of extinct diving duck is the fourth species in the genus Manuherikia.
An artist’s impression of a Manuherikia duck. Image...
The upper Miocene to lower Pliocene fossil from Beaumaris in Victoria, south-eastern Australia, completely rewrites the evolution of pig-nosed turtles.
An...
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of tardigrade found in a 16-million-year-old piece of amber from the Dominican Republic. Named Paradoryphoribius...
