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Giant ancient fish that likely preyed on humans' ancestors unearthed in South Africa
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers in South Africa have unearthed 360 million-year-old fossils belonging to a newly described voracious fish species that preyed on our ancestors.
Fault lines: Facts about cracks in the Earth
By Becky Oskin last updated
Faults in the Earth are categorized into three general groups based on the sense of slip, or movement, that occur along them during earthquakes.
Never-before-seen pterosaur had nearly 500 teeth and ate like a flamingo
By Harry Baker published
A never-before-seen species of pterosaur had hundreds of hooked teeth that helped it filter its food in a similar way to living flamingos.
Bloom entombed in amber is the largest fossilized flower ever found
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The fossilized flower is the largest ever discovered.
What is the rarest mineral on Earth?
By Elizabeth Rayne published
There is only one specimen of the rarest mineral on Earth, and it's from Myanmar.
10 stunning fossils from 2022 that didn't come from dinosaurs
By Harry Baker published
Not all the best fossils belong to dinosaurs. Here are some of our favorite non-dino fossil stories dug up in 2022.
How does coal form?
By Meg Duff published
Coal takes tens if not hundreds of millions of years to form; it all starts with living plants that eventually fossilize.
7-foot-long arthropods commanded the sea 470 million years ago, 'exquisite' fossils show
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
About 470 million years ago, 7-foot-long arthropods ruled the water in what is now Morocco.
Likeness of Cambrian critter finally revealed, and it looks like a taco
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Thanks to soft-tissue preservation, we now know what Tuzoia, a Cambrian arthropod first discovered 100 years ago, actually looked like.
Mangled 'dragon' fossils were cooked by ancient continents colliding to form Pangaea
By Harry Baker published
Warped amphibian-like fossils in Ireland were likely transformed by superheated fluids that were released as ancient continents crashed into one another around 300 million years ago.
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