Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

A giant burrowing salamander fossil challenges assumptions about amphibian evolution in prehistoric Appalachia. A giant ...

May 29, 2025 — The fossils of ancient salamander-like creatures in Scotland are among the most well-preserved examples of early stem tetrapods -- some of the first animals to make the transition ...

May 29, 2025 — The fossils of ancient salamander-like creatures in Scotland are among the most well-preserved examples of early stem tetrapods -- some of the first animals to make the transition ...

Biodiversity was booming in the early Cretaceous Period, and not just among dinosaurs. The oceans also teemed with life, ...

Around 450 million years ago, an arthropod was buried alive. Now, scientists have uncovered its fossil preserved in a ...