New fossil research shows that teeth originally evolved as sensory tissue embedded in the armored exoskeletons of ancient ...

A fossilized colony of small burrowing reptiles that lived some 250 million years ago was recently found in South Africa.

For Wood, though, Hublin’s use of “early modern humans” makes sense. And regardless of precise labels, he says, the Jebel Irhoud fossils have their place in the tapestry of humankind.

Dwarf elephants likely lived into the Bronze Age Mycenaean era, influencing ancient Greek artifacts and culture.

Mastodon bones and teeth found in the Yukon were all older than 50,000 years old, while enduring farther south until about 10 ...

The issue is that surviving fossils are often too fragmented to identify the original species. And DNA, the genetic ...

The N.H.L.’s newest hockey team unveiled its official name and mascot: an extinct behemoth with fossils at the American ...

Newly found fossils show that those rivers were home to fish, turtles, river sharks, and even hippos. On land, elephants, ...

A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal ...

The Sundaland Hominin Fossil Site Discovery in Indonesia has revealed what could be the first physical evidence of a lost prehistoric world. Among the findings are a 140,000-year-old Homo erectus ...

Researchers discovered a fossilised Homo erectus skull in Indonesia. It was hidden by heavy silt in the Madura Strait.