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450‑Million‑Year‑Old Crinoid Shows Rare Soft Tissue Preservation

Revealing feeding anatomy in Ordovician crinoids, the fossil also shows curated museum collections can produce major new science.

New Four‑Winged Microraptorine Jian changmaensis Described From China’s Changma Basin

Kank Australis: Heron‑Like Raptor from Southern Patagonia Identified

Scientists Name Giant Texas Mosasaur Tylosaurus Rex

New Fossils and Geochemistry Redraw Origins of Complex Life

Amber Time Capsules Hint at Ancient Ant Interactions

Bolivia Tracksite Sets Record With 16,600 Theropod Footprints

Egypt Fossils Identify Oldest Dyrosaurid, Point to African Origins

Ecuador Quarry Yields South America’s First Mesozoic Amber With Insects

Dinosaur Teeth Yield Direct Mesozoic CO₂ Record, Uncover Volcanic Spikes and Greenhouse Conditions

First Soft-Bodied Cambrian Fossils Found in Grand Canyon Reveal Evolutionary ‘Goldilocks Zone’