The fossil has been identified as a new silesaurid, an extinct group of reptiles. Paleontologists debate whether silesaurids were true dinosaurs or possibly a precursor to the creatures that once ...

The 237-million-year-old remains are among the oldest silesaurid fossils ever found, adding to paleontologists’ understanding of this still-mysterious group of prehistoric reptiles Alexa Robles ...

They don't look alike, and they aren't biologically related, but part of their evolutionary history bears a striking resemblance: these organisms are referred to as "living fossils". In other ...

A fossil of the world's oldest tadpole, which coexisted with dinosaurs in the Middle Jurassic about 165 million years ago, is pictured next to a 3D-printed representation of the tadpole and of a ...

One in a billion bones becomes a fossil — even fewer turn into opal. In a pocket of north-western New South Wales, two pioneering women are uncovering relics of our deep past. In a small room ...

Meet some of your famous family members. / Man_Half-tube/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images (skull); filo/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images (background) Here are 10 ...

In fact, as Lomankus is derived from the Greek for Edgecombe, the fossil has been named after Greg twice. Dr Luke Parry, the lead author of the study published in Current Biology, says that Greg has ...

The oldest known tadpole fossil, which belongs to this species, was found in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Gabriel Lío While in search of dinosaur fossils, a team of Argentine and Chinese ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of the world's oldest tadpole. It was found in the South American country of Argentina and dates back around 160 million years ago, to the Jurassic ...

All that glitters is not gold. But in the world of fossil discovery, a golden glitter is plenty of cause for celebration − even if it's not real. That was the case for Luke Parry, a paleobiology ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by Mariana Chuliver shows the oldest-known tadpole fossil found in Patagonia, Argentina ...

Tadpoles have been wriggling in the world’s ponds for at least 161 million years. A newly detailed fossil finding pushes the record for earliest known tadpoles back an additional 30 million ...