Tiny fossils found in 1.7-billion‑year‑old mud yield clues to the evolution of complex life

Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock. They ...
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Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species

(CNN) — Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same ...

Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely

Advances in imaging techniques reportedly debunks a purported "animal" fossil from long before the Cambrian explosion.

In 1994, two visitors hiking through the Badlands noticed bones weathering from the ground and uncovered an ancient watering hole filled with fossils

Hikers in 1994 stumbled upon fossils in Badlands National Park. This accidental find revealed the Big Pig Dig, an ancient watering hole. Over many years, thousands of fossils were unearthed. This ...