All sharks have teeth, but what may surprise you is that they don’t all have sharp, triangular teeth. ‘Sharks have been around for 420 million years,’ explains Emma Bernard, our Fossil Fish Curator.

Trace fossils are imprints left in sediment by an organism - either during its life (e.g. footprints, insect nests, and tooth pits on the bones of prey) or during its death - that become rock.

Soft fruits may have been the main dish on some ancient primate menus. An analysis of hundreds of fossilized primate teeth from the Fayum Depression, a desert basin in Egypt, shows just a handful ...

Two new studies of Jurassic-era fossils from researchers in China, the US, and Australia offer new insight into how mammals ...

What seemed to be an ordinary renovation turned out to be an extraordinary discovery when a trove of ancient fossils was uncovered ... of juvenile megalodon shark teeth – the largest shark ...

Fossilised remains of dead plants and animals are known as body fossils. This can include fossil bones, claws, teeth, shells, tree trunks and leaves. Other fossilised signs of a plant or animal are ...

But last year, a private fossil hunter named Courtney Travanini made a rare find in northeastern Texas: jaw fragments from an adult G. alabamaensis, with teeth still attached. Travanini discovered ...

18, 2024 — New archaeological research has discovered for the first time clear links between fossils of the iconic Australian dingo, and dogs from East Asia and New ... Sep. 18, 2024 — A ...

A damning new report by Textile Exchange has revealed that the production of fossil fuel-based fabrics, such as polyester, is on the rise despite sustainability efforts in the industry.

Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a "nightmarish ... long - the same as an orca - and had "dagger-like" teeth. Researchers said the species would have lived alongside ...

Fossils can be found in surprising places and they can tell us about the past. We call all of the fossils we have found the fossil record. This record shows us how living things have changed from ...