Paleontology, Popular Stories

Amber is an amazing window into life stretching back before the dinosaurs. With a never before seen rare snail from Burma, these pics have never been published before!

The recently discovered fossil of a 3 foot-long, prehistoric shrimp-like predator. "It would have made enough scampi to feed an army for a month," said one scientist.

In recent research, a team of scientists in China have discovered the largest spider fossil ever found. Named Nephila Jurassica, the fossil is 165 million years old!

The Chauvet cave paintings are the oldest known paintings in the world. No cave of such size had ever been found in this part of France, and it dates back some 35,000 yea

A new species of dinosaur has been found that bridges the gap between the earlier and later predatory prehistoric creatures.

A tyrannosaurine that lived during the Cretaceous period has been discovered in China. Find out more about this dinosaur incorrectly called a close relative of T. Rex.

An amazing new dinosaur discovery in Brazil has found the fossil of a prehistoric creature with saber-toothed teeth! And it was a vegetarian, too!

A 525 million-year-old fossil with all its soft tissue has been discovered near Yunan in China. Find out more about this tentacled find.

Human over-hunting or climate change? What wiped out the Ice Age giants?

Fossils of life forms from 600 million years ago were found at a place that was thought to be oxygen-free. How did they develop?

A dinosaur named Thunder thighs was recently discovered in Eastern Utah. Find out why this paleontological relic had such great legs!

The largest dinosaur graveyard ever found answers one question: "Why are so many dinosaurs so often found dead in one place?"

These fascinating images offer a glimpse of prehistoric life, frozen forever in transparent amber.

Fossil shark teeth from the Miocene epoch are common on Southern Maryland beaches. Start collecting today - and become a life-long archeologist!