The earliest feathered dinosaurs may have evolved their bird-like features while still retaining lizard-like scales on other parts of their body. This theory is based on the discovery of a fossilized ...

Fossils discovered in a quarry cave in Morocco and dated to roughly 773,000 years ago are offering scientists a rare glimpse ...

Researchers have discovered fossil remains in Morocco that may represent one of the earliest stages of the human lineage, dating back 773,000 years ago. The findings, published today in the Nature ...

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A groundbreaking fossil which is estimated to be 555 million years old has shed light on one of the biggest mysteries in ...

Scientists uncover fossils suggesting Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a 7-million-year-old ancestor, could walk upright. Could ...