The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record.

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as the Chicago Archaeopteryx.

Scientists have confirmed that Dickinsonia, a 558-million-year-old fossil, is the world’s oldest known animal, pushing back the timeline of animal evolution.

For decades, scientists could not agree on whether to classify the Dickinsonia as an animal or not — until this new study showed that it is actually the oldest known animal.

558-million-year-old Dickinsonia has now been confirmed as the planet’s oldest known animal, with Russian cliffside fossils containing preserved fat molecules.

The discovery of the oldest known animal fossils has opened a new chapter in our understanding of life's history on Earth.

“The fossil fat now confirms Dickinsonia as the oldest known animal fossil, solving a decades-old mystery that has been the Holy Grail of palaeontology,” Brocks said in a press release. Ph.D. student ...

Indian scientists have proved that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil that had been originally reported from UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in an earlier research in 2021, was actually a ...

A new celebrity lookalike currently resides on a rock near Bhopal, India, drawing gossip as to whether it is (a) a fossil of a long-extinct creature known as Dickinsonia tenuis, or (b) the decayed ...