Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures ...

Eoplatypleura messelensis is the oldest known true cicada ever identified in Europe. For the first time, a fossilized true cicada has been identified from the Messel Pit deposits. Eoplatypleura messel ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...