A jawbone found in a Moroccan mine was thought to be a novel species of marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, but other ...

A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

What distinguished this fish apart from others of its time is its large fangs throughout the jaw. This also led to the name ‘Daemodontiscus’ which means demon-toothed fish.

The newly discovered fossil is thought to belong to the same ... Getty Images Scientists in China have uncovered a fossilized jaw fragment of a newly identified, extinct cat species that was ...

Teams from the museum and State University of New York Orange unearthed the jaw, along with a piece of toe bone and a rib fragment. The fossils will now undergo scientific analysis and be ...

The fossil was found by a resident near Scotchtown, New York, who noticed a piece of a mastodon jaw protruding from the topsoil, according to the New York State Museum. The homeowner saw two teeth ...

A jaw-dropping, prehistoric discovery was recently made in the backyard of a New York home. A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first ...

Hubert told the Asbury Park Press he frequently comes to New Jersey to fish the freshwater for bowfin, which is considered a "living fossil," because it belongs to a primitive family of fish and ...

They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins ... was a small fragment of a jaw and a few vertebrae, all ...