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The dinosaur is thought to have been walking along the side of a waterway when it made the footprint. It took millions of years for the footprint to fossilise and turn into sandstone. (Image: The University of Queensland)

Picked up by a teen in 1958, this footprint is now Australia’s oldest dinosaur fossil

February 04, 2026 9:16 am

A footprint discovered near Brisbane nearly seven decades ago has been dated to 230 million years ago, making it the earliest known evidence of dinosaurs on the Australian continent.

At the time, some researchers suggested the species could be the direct ancestor of modern humans, largely based on the position of the skull. (Image: Smithsonian)

Ancient ape fossils offer new clues to humanity’s first steps

January 05, 2026 9:06 am

Scientists say subtle features in fossil bones point toward early upright walking in human ancestors.

The Spitsbergen discovery is significant because it reveals an astonishingly rich diversity of marine vertebrates from the dawn of the age of dinosaurs, showing that complex food webs were established much earlier than previously thought. (Image for representation: Unsplash)

Spitsbergen discovery: Over 30k fossils found in dinosaur-era sea reptile habitat on Arctic island

November 19, 2025 9:33 am

The findings in Spitsbergen demonstrate that marine ecosystems rebounded rapidly after the end-Permian mass extinction, challenging the idea that recovery was slow.

The discovery has been identified as a new reptile species by the scientists who had earlier discovered a part of its jaw in 2013. (Image: Smithsonian Magazine)

Scientists discover 200-million-year-old flying reptile species

July 10, 2025 10:21 am

The large flying reptiles known as pterosaur preyed on primitive fish that would have hard scale armour covering them.

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66 million-year-old fish vomit, dating back to the time of dinosaurs, discovered in Denmark

January 28, 2025 10:54 pm

The discovery was made by Peter Bennicke, a local fossil hunter with a passion for ancient relics, who stumbled upon unusual fragments while exploring the chalk cliffs of Stevns Klint.

50-million-year-old fossil stolen from Trade Fair stall. Here’s how the police nabbed him

November 27, 2024 10:45 am

The Delhi Police nabbed the accused and recovered the Gastropod fossil, which was on display at the Ministry of Mines pavilion in Hall No. 4 of Pragati Maidan.

Family discovers rare T. Rex fossil in North Dakota

June 05, 2024 6:51 pm

The specimen is also the most complete T. rex the museum has ever collected, it said. It is hosting an exhibit and will screen a documentary on the subject later this month.

Fossil exits smartwatch market, ceding ground to tech giants

January 29, 2024 8:09 am

It's the end of the line for Fossil's smartwatch experiment. The company is exiting the market after years of struggling to compete.

artist's rendition of a marine reptile predator attacking and decapitating the long-necked marine reptile Tanystropheus hydroides during the Triassic Period.

Fossils show ancient long-necked sea beast's 'gruesome' decapitation

June 21, 2023 12:58 pm

Scientists for two centuries have suspected that prehistoric marine reptiles like this one, named Tanystropheus, possessing very long necks were highly vulnerable to such attacks.