Scientists say they've confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal. That would make it one of the earliest known creatures.

Leaf fossil reveals an ancient green highway across India. ... Harshita Bhatia, uncovered the fossil imprint at Tirap colliery in Assam’s Makum coalfields, amid blasting and rumbling machinery.

The imprint of the “death grip” bite is so unique that researchers were able to match modern samples with the ancient fossil. “Because of the dramatic biting into the leaf and the clear ...

Dickinsonia was evidently far from the first animal on Earth. Analysis of DNA of living animals suggests animals appeared more than 720 million years ago, although fossil evidence that old is lacking.

So, what are fossils?

A microscope image shows the surface of a Kapur Paya fossil leaf. Tiny pores called stomata and the outer skin cells of the leaf are visible, which helps scientists compare it to living trees.

Fossil unveils leaf eating among earliest birds. Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters. Journal Nature Communications DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-40311-z. Keywords ...

Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern or extinct plants. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Previously, researchers recovered a fossil from the Limenitidini from deposits in Willershausen, Late Pliocene, Germany, in 1977. The specimen only had forewings and part of the thorax.