They have both ancient and modern traits – a finding that could challenge ‘out of Africa’ theory of human evolution, ...

A joint team of researchers from Peru’s Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Institute and the Colegio La Unión discovered a ...

Upon entering the new Sears Dynamic Earth wing, the stunning dinosaur displays may grab your attention, but the space is much more than a visual feast.

Spiders, crabs, and other arthropods evolved from a group of animals that underwent a burst of diversity around 500 million ...

A fragment of upper jaw fossil from the Early Cretaceous is among the oldest examples of a toothless amphibian in the fossil ...

Long before birds fluttered their wings and took their maiden flight, it was pterosaurs - the distant cousins of birds - that ...

The discovery pushes back the evolution of advanced pterosaurs and also supports a surprising new setting for their evolution.

Queensland Museum scientists describe the 400-million-year-old fossil Palaeospondylus australis, possibly the smallest ...

Surprisingly, the newly discovered pterosaur shares characteristics with advanced pterodactyloids but is significantly older.

Mosasaurs are extinct marine lizards, spectacular examples of which were first discovered in 1766 near Maastricht in the ...

Remote island to reopen to public on Thursday, but visitors warned against exploring area on their own due to safety concerns ...

Queensland Museum scientists have described a 400-million-year-old fossil, which is possibly the smallest vertebrate fossil ...