WASHINGTON— A Canadian geologist may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth

fossil of a new species of dinosaur named" Eubrontes nobitai" in tribute to" Nobita," a pivotal

horseshoe crab. While harder structures such as bone and shell can be preserved as fossils for hundreds of

This undated photo provided by Elizabeth Turner, Laurentian University, shows a field location in Northwest Territories, Canada.... Thin sections of rock contain three-dimensional structures that resemble modern sponge skeletons.... " I believe these are ancient sponges--only this type of organism has this type of network of organic filaments," said Joachim Reitner, a geobiologist and expert in sponges at Germany's University of Gottingen, who was not involved in the research....

fossils, Mr Mann said." We plan to do a lot of SEM and also 3D printing the scales at larger sizes," he

From scattered bones and teeth, scientists studying fossils extrapolate entire long-dead creatures

A lower jaw fossil of a new genus and species of the Monstersauria group is seen in this photo

could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live.... While today’s blue whale has long held

11 well-preserved dinosaurs-the country's biggest discovery of dino bones to date.... The fossils

The mining and sale of the amber may also be a source of profit for the country’s military.... As scientists continue to discuss the topic among themselves, he called on the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, the chief professional organization for scientists in his field, to take a stance on how its members should conduct themselves with amber from Myanmar. That sentiment was echoed by Dr.... There are so many other things researchers could be studying in the natural world, Dr....