In the world of paleontology, anything this unusual is important and we feel privileged to be able to interpret them,” the ...

Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no ...

In the 24 years since 9/11, Diane Keating has never given an interview. Why now? “People and families need to know they are still looking,” she told Spectrum News. Nearly a quarter of a century on, ...

Learn about a new world’s first: a South African rock hyrax that scooted its way into the fossil record and is highlighting the importance of paleoichnology.

A tiny fossil, Acronichthys maccognoi, rewrites fish evolution in North America and reveals how otophysans conquered freshwater habitats.

That understanding has been solidified in a one-of-a-kind fossil that’s thought to be the first-ever remains of a ...

A fossil discovered in Scotland provides new insights into one of paleontology's most enduring mysteries: the origins of ...