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230-Million-Year-Old Headless Fossil in Argentina Is One of the World’s Oldest Dinosaurs

Meet Huayracursor jaguensis, one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs whose almost complete skeleton was found in an unexplored region of Argentina. Read More

One of the World’s Oldest Dinosaurs Has Been Unearthed in Argentina, and It’s Nearly Intact

High in the remote folds of the Andes, at more than 3,000 meters above sea level, Argentine researchers have unearthed something both ancient and unexpected: the fossilized remains of a small, ... Read More

One of world's oldest dinosaurs discovered in Argentina

Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET research agency announced on Wednesday. Read More

New species of dinosaur found in Argentina may be one of world's oldest. See it

The dinosaur existed during the Late Triassic period, known for the first real appearances of dinosaurs and the early ancestors of mammals, CONICET said. The Quebrada de Santo Domingo is in the La ... Read More

Oldest Known Fossil of an Armored Ankylosaur Is 'Far Weirder' Than Paleontologists Expected

Still, Maidment and her colleagues wanted to learn more about the mysterious dinosaur the fossil belonged to, so they went searching in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains. In 2023, they found a more ... Read More

World’s Oldest Intact Reptile Skin Found in Ancient Cave — This Fossil Is Older Than the Dinosaurs

A fragment of ancient reptile skin discovered in an Oklahoma cave is changing what scientists know about early life on land. Dated to nearly 300 million years ago, this fossilized skin is now ... Read More

Morocco fossil find reveals oldest armored dinosaur in the world

An international team of paleontologists has uncovered in Morocco the fossil of Spicomellus, a dinosaur whose bizarre appearance resembles science fiction more than natural history. Dated to around ... Read More

Archeologists discover 1.8 million-year-old human jawbone — possibly the oldest artifact of early humans outside Africa

A 1.8 million-year-old human jawbone has been unearthed in the hills of Georgia — and scientists say the fossil could offer major clues into some of the earliest prehistoric human settlements in ... Read More

Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say. Read More