Category: Archaeologists

Around 150 million years ago, a young long-necked dinosaur living in what is now Montana may have struggled to breathe, cough and survive a mysterious illness. Scientists have nicknamed the unfortunate animal “Dolly” — and her fossilized remains are revealing something almost never seen in the dinosaur fossil record. Dolly was a previously unknown species…

For more than 110 million years, an extraordinary dinosaur lay hidden beneath the earth in what is now northern Alberta. When researchers finally began preparing its remains, they discovered something almost impossible to imagine: the animal’s skin, scales and armored coverings had survived alongside its skeleton. The dinosaur was Borealopelta markmitchelli, an armored plant-eater that…

A dinosaur that walked across Europe 155 million years ago has emerged from a Portuguese cliff — and scientists believe its fossil could be the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever discovered in the country. The remarkable ankylosaurus was found near Torres Vedras after a single bone was spotted protruding from a cliff close to the…

A man carrying out construction work in his backyard made a discovery that sounds almost impossible: fossilized bones belonging to a gigantic dinosaur were buried beneath his property. The extraordinary find was first made in 2017 in Pombal, Portugal. Years later, paleontologists from Portugal and Spain have identified the remains as potentially belonging to a…

It looks almost too perfect to be real. Argentine paleontologists have uncovered a 70-million-year-old dinosaur egg so remarkably preserved that it appears almost like a modern hard-boiled egg — a discovery researchers say was a spectacular and extremely rare surprise. The fossil was found during an excavation in Patagonia, where dinosaur remains have been discovered…

For 66 million years, something extraordinary remained hidden beneath the rugged landscape of North Dakota — until a schoolteacher helped lead researchers straight to it. Archaeologists have uncovered four enormous three-toed footprints believed to belong to a Tyrannosaurus rex, creating what researchers describe as an incredibly rare glimpse into how the legendary predator actually moved.…

A terrifying predator that once ruled the ancient seas has emerged from the Texas earth — and its enormous fossilized remains reveal just how monstrous life could become millions of years ago. Paleontologists from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science recently unearthed the fossil of a 30-foot-long mosasaur near the North Sulphur River in…

A remarkable discovery in southern France has uncovered what could be one of Europe’s most extraordinary dinosaur nesting grounds — with hundreds of fossilized eggs emerging from the ground after being buried for around 72 million years. The eggs were discovered at the Mèze fossil site in the Hérault region following months of painstaking excavation.…

A 12-million-year-old crocodile fossil has emerged from one of Peru’s most famous fossil-rich deserts — and scientists say the remarkably preserved specimen offers a rare glimpse into a predator that once prowled ancient coastal waters. The young marine crocodile was discovered in late 2023 in Peru’s Ocucaje Desert, around 350 kilometres south of Lima. Measuring…

It was a violent encounter frozen in time — and it happened 76 million years ago. \ Paleontologists have uncovered the fossilized neck bone of a young pterosaur bearing a tiny but unmistakable tooth mark, offering a rare glimpse into the brutal predator-prey battles that unfolded during the Cretaceous Period. The fossil was discovered in…