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 ...

Chance discovery of 365-million-year-old fossil reveals new species - The large fish, spanning nearly a metre on the lake bed, lived in waters thick with rival fish, including giants several times its ...

Some larger and more visually striking fossils have already been transferred to the Smithsonian Institution, including a particularly large ammonite with an 18-inch spiral shell.

These large, lobed-finned fish retain numerous features of the ancestors of all land vertebrates. The chambered nautilus represents another spectacular example, virtually unchanged for 500 million ...

Shell’s Investment Strategy Contradicts Climate Commitments Despite growing climate concerns, Shell reaffirmed during the recent Capital Markets Day that it plans to expand fossil fuel ...

The nautilus is a sea creature known for its beautiful spiral shell. It has been around for over 500 million years, making it one of the oldest animals still alive today. This ancient mollusk uses ...

The Resilient Horseshoe Crab (image credits: rawpixel) Horseshoe crabs are often called “living fossils” because they have remained virtually unchanged for over 445 million years, since the Ordovician ...

They floated or swam in the oceans, using tentacles to catch plankton and small prey. Their beautiful spiral shells, often found as fossils, had complex internal chambers for buoyancy control.

Most kids dig in the yard and find bugs, rocks, or the occasional lost toy. But when 7-year-old Elliot cracked open a limestone slab in his family’s garden in Matlock, England, he uncovered something ...