Lost fossils reveal sea monsters that took over after Earth's greatest extinction

Lost fossils reveal sea monsters that took over after Earth's greatest extinction

• Lost fossils reveal sea monsters that took over after Earthâ s greatest extinction About 250 million years ago, a region that is now a harsh desert in remote northwestern Austral

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Sword Dragon Fossil Redefines Early Jurassic Ichthyosaur

Sword Dragon Fossil Redefines Early Jurassic Ichthyosaur

• Sword Dragon fossil rewrites early Jurassic ichthyosaur evolution. • Complete skeleton discovered along UK’s Jurassic Coast, named Xiphodracon goldencapensis. • Species nicknamed

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 155 words

250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of 'sea-salamanders'

• The Kimberley region in the northwest corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. • The dry seasons are long

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 140 words

Globe-trotting ancient 'sea-salamander' fossils rediscovered from Australia's dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

• Around 250 million years ago, what is today scorching desert in remote northwestern Australia was the shore of a shallow bay bordering a vast prehistoric ocean. • Fossils recover

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 156 words
Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

• When dinosaur fossils surface at a site, it is often not possible to tell how many millions of years ago their bones were buried. • While the different strata of sedimentary rock

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

• When dinosaur fossils surface at a site, it is often not possible to tell how many millions of years ago their bones were buried. • While the different strata of sedimentary rock

Consumer Tech · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 349 words
New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs

New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs

• Artist’s interpretation ofSpinosaurus mirabilisDani Navarro Artist’s interpretation ofSpinosaurus mirabilis Dani Navarro Were the mysterious dinosaurs known as spinosaursexcellen

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 226 words
Ancient fossils reveal our oldest known ancestors had four eyes

Ancient fossils reveal our oldest known ancestors had four eyes

• Ancient fossils reveal our oldest known ancestors had four eyes In certain species, a ’third eye’ or parietal eye still exists to detect light, while in humans, this feature has

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

• In a recent study, University of Alaska Fairbanks paleontologist Matthew Wooller and his colleagues radiocarbon-dated what they thought were pieces of two mammoth vertebrae, only

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words