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'Frozen in place' fossils reveal dinosaur-killing asteroid struck in spring
Around 66 million years ago, springtime in the Northern Hemisphere brought disaster and mass death to Earth in the form of a giant asteroid impact that triggered a global extinction.
The 'weirdest wonder' of evolution had an even weirder cousin, new study finds
Scientists reexamined the fossil of a strange Cambrian sea creature and found that it is related to the 'weird wonder' Opabinia.
1.5 million-year-old fossil rewrites 'Out of Africa' theory
A new analysis of a 1.5 million-year-old human vertebra found in Israel suggests that ancient human relatives dispersed out of Africa in multiple waves.
240 million-year-old 'crocodile beast' was one of the largest of its kind
A newly described archosaur that lived 240 million years ago in what is now Tanzania had "'powerful jaws and large knife-like teeth."
500 million-year-old, bug-like fossils have stunningly preserved nervous systems
The organisms may be related to modern arachnids, scientists say.
164 million-year-old plant fossil is the oldest example of a flowering bud
Researchers in China have uncovered the oldest example of a fossilized flower bud ever.
Enormous sea dragon fossil from 180 million years ago discovered in England
The remains of a monstrous "sea dragon" that swam in the seas some 180 million years ago have been unearthed in England.
Rare and fragile fossils found at a secret site in Australia's 'dead heart'
A site in Australia that holds thousands of astonishingly well-preserved fossils has been kept a closely guarded secret among paleontologists for the past three years.
