A rare fossil unearthed in Mongolia's Gobi Desert has led to the identification of a new dinosaur species Duonychus ...

A trace fossil of 66 dinosaur footprints has been uncovered in Australia, providing a rare snapshot of dinosaur behavior and ...

A recent study published in Quaternary Research describes the discovery and identification of possible aardvark tracks and ...

A hunter in West Texas was searching for some deer. Instead, he uncovered a rare fossil from a prehistoric species.

An environmental science professor and paleontologist has spent his career collecting Devonian Age marine invertebrate ...

“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...

Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal ...

For his part, Wittry tries to stay on everyone’s good side, he says. He never knows when a rare fossil or even an entire collection might come his way. “I deal with everybody,” he said.

Jay Damm hunting fossils at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area leads the note package around Chicago outdoors and beyond.