Fossils July 19 Early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, rare China fossil suggests A fossil found in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, according to new research from Canadian and Chinese scientists published Tuesday.
LIFESTYLE July 15 Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: 'Sticking out like a sore thumb' A paleontologist recently discovered a 4-foot-long mammoth tusk while on a quarry dig. The rare find is thought to be 450,000 years old. "I could not believe my eyes," said Jamie Jordan.
Evolution June 6 Homo naledi species, discovered in South Africa, may have buried its dead and carved symbols, studies suggest New studies suggest Homo naledi species, which has brains one-third the size of humans, was capable of complex behavior such as burials.
California June 2 Woman walking along California beach finds ancient, foot-long mastodon tooth A woman strolling on a California beach found a giant ancient tooth belonging to a mastodon, an extinct elephant-like species that once roamed the area up to 5 million years ago.
Digging History February 25 A 3,500-year-old bear preserved in Siberian permafrost is dissected by researchers A nearly 3,500-year-old brown bear is being dissected by Russian scientists. the female bear has undergone a necropsy after it was discovered in 2020 on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island.
Fossils January 30 Girl, 9 years old, discovers rare prehistoric megalodon tooth in Maryland waters: 'I couldn't believe it' Molly Sampson, a fourth grader from Prince Frederick, Maryland, found a 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth on Christmas in a bay near Calvert Cliffs. Her family had it checked by a paleontologist.
Nevada December 20 Mystery NV fossil site may have been a 'maternity ward' for giant marine mammals Scientists have uncovered new clues that suggest a fossil site in Nevada may actually be a marine maternity ward. Previously, many thought the site was a massive graveyard.
SCIENCE September 28 Chinese fish fossil discovery includes oldest teeth ever A new series of articles delve into recently-discovered fossils found from China that include the oldest teeth discovered — the earliest concrete evidence of jaws to date.
Digging History September 12 1.8M-year-old human tooth found by archaeologists A human tooth estimated to be 1.8 million years old was found near the Georgian village of Orozmani, near where human skulls were found in the 1990s and 2000s.
Fossils August 22 Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime' While on a family vacation in South Carolina, an eight-year-old boy found a 4.75-inch shark tooth believed to be from a long-extinct shark species, the angustidens, related to the megalodon.
