Category: Archaeologists

A research project undertaken by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Institute of Geoscience (IGEO, CSIC-UCM) identified various marine worms from the Paleozoic era (Ordovician period) 455 million years ago at the Tafilalt Biota site in Morocco. They correspond to the new genus and species Anguiscolex africanus, and the new species Wronascolex superstes.…

Two paleontologists and an archeologist plaster a mysticete whale skeleton recently unearthed at a Scotts Valley construction site in preparation to move the bone The past collided with the present in Scotts Valley when scientists discovered a whale fossil, as old as 4 million years, at a housing development site off Santas Village Road. The…

A giant ‘sea dragon’ discovered in the Midlands has been hailed as one of the greatest finds in British fossil history. The ichthyosaur, spotted at the bottom of the Rutland Water, is the largest and most complete skeleton found in the UK, at 32 feet (10 metres) in length, with a skull weighing a ton.…

About 131 million years ago, an 11-foot-long ichthyosaur slammed snout first into the seafloor and was rapidly buried by sediments—a sequence of events that helped preserve not only her skeleton, but that of her unborn baby, along with the remains of her last meal. These details are part of a new study from an international…

Paleontologists have made a stunning discovery on the Spanish island of Tenerife: a beautifully preserved, still articulated skeleton of a lizard from 700,000 years ago. Researchers believe that the specimen might be an example of Gallotia goliath, an extinct species of giant lizard species that lived long before humans reached the Canary Islands. Retired botanist…

Paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a pterosaur from 76 million years ago—bearing a bite mark from an ancient relative of the crocodile. The flying reptile, represented by a vertebra from the neck, was found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, in July 2023. The revelation of a 0.16-inch-wide tooth mark on the…

Scientists unearthed six fossilised eggs and have since published detailed analysis. (Image: China University of Geosciences) Fossil dinosaur eggs discovered at a construction site in China are the smallest that have ever been unearthed, scientists say. The six eggs were discovered in 2021 in the Ganzhou region during a field survey at a building site. Live…

Scientists unearthed six fossilised eggs and have since published detailed analysis. (Image: China University of Geosciences) Fossil dinosaur eggs discovered at a construction site in China are the smallest that have ever been unearthed, scientists say. The six eggs were discovered in 2021 in the Ganzhou region during a field survey at a building site. Live…

The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the Early Jurassic period. Found in southern Germany, Plesiopterys wildi, a relatively small species measuring 10 feet long, is the only member of its genus, and a study published in the journal PeerJ Life…

The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the Early Jurassic period. Found in southern Germany, Plesiopterys wildi, a relatively small species measuring 10 feet long, is the only member of its genus, and a study published in the journal PeerJ Life…