Found at the Sima del Elefante site in the Atapuerca Mountains, the fossils make up a partial skull comprised of the left side of the face of an adult hominin. The mineralized bones are the ...

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Some of the oldest mammoth fossils have been hidden in the permafrost for centuries. Today the permafrost is rapidly thawing as a result of climate change, and fossils are washing into the Adycha ...

At an outcrop north of Sydney, Australia, the research team unearths a rock covered in fossil leaves of the extinct ‘seed fern’ Dicroidium. Credit: C. Mays A research team from University College Cork ...

The study was co-authored by Professor Rolf Quam and graduate student Brian Keeling. The team analyzed fossils that point to a serious Neanderthal population dip around 110,000 years ago. The ...

Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to prove just how tough they are. Their ability to survive and adapt is nothing short of amazing.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Ice Age Fossils State Park is calling on young artists from kindergarten through 12th grade to showcase their creativity in the 10th Annual Paleontology Art Contest.