The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

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A strange set of ancient fossils is forcing scientists to rethink one of paleontology’s most stubborn assumptions: that ...

The Jiangchuan Biota indicates that we may have misjudged the Cambrian “explosion” of complex life.

Rare fossil finds show colossal octopuses were among the top ocean predators during the Cretaceous Period, according to a new ...

What can bones tell us about life millions of years ago? A paleobiologist decodes chemical clues to uncover how animals lived ...

Paleontologists believe these early cephalopods were ‘huge, intelligent’ creatures that crushed prey with their powerful ...

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How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display? What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the ...

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Find out more about Body Fossils and Trace Fossils. Fossils can be categorized in two basic types: body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils help scientists learn what plants and animals looked ...