August 12, 2023 On this day in history, August 12, 1990, 'Sue' the Tyrannosaurus rex is discovered The largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil was discovered in South Dakota on this day in history, August 12, 1990. The fossil was dubbed "Sue" after the woman who discovered it.
August 1, 2023 Oldest-ever jellyfish fossil discovered from over half a billion years ago: 'Remarkable lineage' A jellyfish fossil was found from over half a billion years ago in a national park in Canada. See what the free-swimming predatory jellyfish fossil looks like.
July 19, 2023 Early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, rare China fossil suggests A fossil found in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, according to new research from Canadian and Chinese scientists published Tuesday.
July 15, 2023 Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: 'Sticking out like a sore thumb' A paleontologist recently discovered a 4-foot-long mammoth tusk while on a quarry dig. The rare find is thought to be 450,000 years old. "I could not believe my eyes," said Jamie Jordan.
June 6, 2023 Homo naledi species, discovered in South Africa, may have buried its dead and carved symbols, studies suggest New studies suggest Homo naledi species, which has brains one-third the size of humans, was capable of complex behavior such as burials.
June 2, 2023 Woman walking along California beach finds ancient, foot-long mastodon tooth A woman strolling on a California beach found a giant ancient tooth belonging to a mastodon, an extinct elephant-like species that once roamed the area up to 5 million years ago.
February 25, 2023 A 3,500-year-old bear preserved in Siberian permafrost is dissected by researchers A nearly 3,500-year-old brown bear is being dissected by Russian scientists. the female bear has undergone a necropsy after it was discovered in 2020 on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island.
January 30, 2023 Girl, 9 years old, discovers rare prehistoric megalodon tooth in Maryland waters: 'I couldn't believe it' Molly Sampson, a fourth grader from Prince Frederick, Maryland, found a 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth on Christmas in a bay near Calvert Cliffs. Her family had it checked by a paleontologist.
December 20, 2022 Mystery NV fossil site may have been a 'maternity ward' for giant marine mammals Scientists have uncovered new clues that suggest a fossil site in Nevada may actually be a marine maternity ward. Previously, many thought the site was a massive graveyard.
September 28, 2022 Chinese fish fossil discovery includes oldest teeth ever A new series of articles delve into recently-discovered fossils found from China that include the oldest teeth discovered — the earliest concrete evidence of jaws to date.
