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The 'weirdest wonder' of evolution had an even weirder cousin, new study finds
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists reexamined the fossil of a strange Cambrian sea creature and found that it is related to the 'weird wonder' Opabinia.
1.5 million-year-old fossil rewrites 'Out of Africa' theory
By Charles Q. Choi published
A new analysis of a 1.5 million-year-old human vertebra found in Israel suggests that ancient human relatives dispersed out of Africa in multiple waves.
240 million-year-old 'crocodile beast' was one of the largest of its kind
By Laura Geggel published
A newly described archosaur that lived 240 million years ago in what is now Tanzania had "'powerful jaws and large knife-like teeth."
500 million-year-old, bug-like fossils have stunningly preserved nervous systems
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The organisms may be related to modern arachnids, scientists say.
164 million-year-old plant fossil is the oldest example of a flowering bud
By Harry Baker published
Researchers in China have uncovered the oldest example of a fossilized flower bud ever.
Enormous sea dragon fossil from 180 million years ago discovered in England
By Patrick Pester published
The remains of a monstrous "sea dragon" that swam in the seas some 180 million years ago have been unearthed in England.
Rare and fragile fossils found at a secret site in Australia's 'dead heart'
By Mindy Weisberger published
A site in Australia that holds thousands of astonishingly well-preserved fossils has been kept a closely guarded secret among paleontologists for the past three years.
'Truly remarkable' fossils are rare evidence of ancient shark-on-shark attacks
By Laura Geggel published
The discovery of four shark fossils with bite marks shows that ancient sharks attacked or scavenged each other.
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