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California Construction Workers Accidental Uncover Ancient Mammoth Fossils

Sep 07, 2015 06:54 AM EDT

A group of California construction workers in a Carlsbad site have accidentally uncovered a treasure trove of ancient animal fossils, including bones of the mighty mammoth. The discovery was made in July and scientists are currently gathering the fossils before the construction work resumes.

Dinosaur with a Huge Nose Discovered in Utah

Des Cambaliza |

Sep 20, 2014 06:45 AM EDT

The nose could be a means to attract mates or a way to smash plants for food.

Chinese Dinosaur Fossils had Babysitter, Paleontologists Find

Paula Marie Navarra |

Aug 28, 2014 12:14 PM EDT

Paleontologists found a “Dinosaur babysitter” in a rock slab containing 24 young dinosaurs that seems to be taking care of the hatchlings.

A reconstruction of the Hallucigenia species

Scientists Discover the Truth About One of the Oddest Fossils Ever Found

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 20, 2014 01:56 PM EDT

Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England have linked one of the strangest fossils ever discovered, known as Hallucigenia, to present worm-like animals that inhabit tropical rainforests.

If Not for Asteroid's 'Bad Timing', Dinosaurs Would Still Be Alive Today

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 28, 2014 12:47 PM EDT

If the asteroid that hit earth and wiped out the dinosaurs came at a "more convenient" time, then those prehistoric creatures would probably still be alive today.

Feature: Unpopular College Degrees? How One Chinese Student Graduated from Paleontology Program Alone

Frida Palma |

Jul 03, 2014 02:23 AM EDT

A picture of Xue Yifan, a student from Peking University, standing in front of the university library alone has been making noises online. It was not because she was alone in the photo but the context behind the solo image. Xue was the only graduate of the Paleontology program of the University’s Yuanpei College.