palaeontology

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Nature

Scientists discover four new shark species that can walk

Dinosour extinction first day recorded by rocks found at asteroid site
Massive haul of 200 million-year-old fossils found on land that Trump admin removed from protections
Racing birds could explain how giant dinosaurs moved and lived several million years ago

Ice Age Mammoth fossil tracks

Ice Age mammoth fossil tracks reveal how young ancient elephants cared for a wounded adult mammoth

205-million-year-old fossil is new reptile species

205-million-year-old fossil identified as new species of tiny reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs

Ichthyosaur fossil

200 million-year-old fossil of rare Jurassic-era 'sea dragon' was found hidden in private collection

Lizard fish fossil

90-million-year-old lizard fish fossil found by a young boy in South America is first of its kind

Asteroid

12,000-year-old comet crash set fires larger than dinosaur-killing asteroid, caused another Ice Age

80 million year old dinosaur Mansourasaurus

New Egyptian dinosaur fossil reveals link between Africa and Europe – here's all you need to know

Archaeopteryx

150-million-year-old fossil is oldest example of key transition species between dinosaurs and birds

450-million-year-old fossil of ice cream cone shaped sea creature

450-million-year-old fossil of ancient sea creature that looked like ice cream cone has just been discovered

Crocodile

Over 100,000-year-old fossils reveal 11-foot-long prehistoric crocodiles once hunted giant tortoises