Think fossils are rare? You might just dig one up in your own backyard, if the conditions are right. Discover what makes ...

Researchers have found fossil evidence of varied creatures wooing and mating, as they continue to search for the telltale ...

Ancient poop fossils preserved molecules thanks to iron carbonate, revealing hidden details of prehistoric ecosystems.

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we extract dinosaur DNA from fossils? How is crude oil made from fossils? Where ...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Fossils Are Where You Find Them -- 1. Fantastic Fossils -- 2. How Are Fossils Formed? -- 3. What Kinds of Rocks Yield Fossils? -- 4.

There are several steps that go into a researcher finding a fossil. First, you have to figure out what kind of fossil you want to find. You need to know the age of the rock you’re looking for, who ...

For the more than 242 million years that lizards and snakes appear in the fossil record, they show up mostly as pieces of ...

Large aquatic lizards used to populate the planet's oceans–and you can find their fossils in suburban New Jersey.

Dinosaur fossils reveal preserved blood molecules, reshaping how scientists understand fossil chemistry and deep-time ...

An Alabama family was hunting for fossils when they discovered a huge, fossilized turtle shell on the bank of a river.

A fragment of ancient reptile skin discovered in an Oklahoma cave is changing what scientists know about early life on land.

(CNN) — It stands to reason that a 95 million-year-old tooth shipped to my home would have a rich past. But what ensued after I bought it online for about $100 revealed how, for such relics and those ...