Tag: "fossil"
New Mexico fossils show dinosaurs thriving just before annihilation

New Mexico fossils show dinosaurs thriving just before annihilation

World 17:16 25/10/2025

A fossil site in New Mexico with numerous dinosaurs, including the gargantuan Alamosaurus, dates to shortly before the asteroid strike that abruptly ended the age of dinosaurs, according to research that underscores that these creatures were still thriving on the eve of destruction.

New whale species discovered in Hokkaido

New whale species discovered in Hokkaido

World 17:25 22/09/2025

TOKYO -- Fossils found in Hokkaido more than a decade ago have recently been identified as belonging to a new right whale species.

Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in Chile

Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in Chile

World 11:06 12/08/2025

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that lived in the time of the dinosaurs in Chilean Patagonia.

Pterosaur fossil found in Japan identified as new species

Pterosaur fossil found in Japan identified as new species

World 16:56 19/05/2025

KUMAMOTO -- A fossilized cervical vertebra discovered back in 1996 in southwestern Japan was found to have been a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile.

Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil

Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil

World 16:09 27/04/2025

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws that lived about 113 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs and was preserved in limestone unearthed in northeastern Brazil.

​In Vietnamese volcanic caves, scientists find ancient human fossils

​In Vietnamese volcanic caves, scientists find ancient human fossils

Vietnam News 16:31 19/09/2018

The discovery is considered a landmark in Vietnam’s historical research