The fossil bird that choked to death on rocks, and no one knows why

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...
IFLScience

What Is A Living Fossil? First Evidence Of A Biological Mechanism Reveals All

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Ars Technica

It’s a fake: Mysterious 280 million-year-old fossil is mostly just black paint

For more than 90 years, scientists have puzzled over an unusual 280 million-year-old reptilian fossil discovered in the Italian Alps. It’s unusual because the skeleton is surrounded by a dark outline, ...
CNN

Dinosaur fossil found underneath a Denver museum’s parking lot

The phrase “leave no stone unturned” has taken on new meaning for paleontologists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science who discovered a special fossil hidden right under their noses — beneath ...