Palaeontology: Almost complete skull of the ratite Diatryma discovered in Geiselthal

Scientists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Nature Museum [...]

Palaeontology: Pterosaurs were once prey for prehistoric crocodiles

The Azhdarchidae, a group of pterosaurs, are among the largest flying creatures in the history [...]

Palaeontology: New North African predatory dinosaur species discovered in 80-year-old photos

In 1914, German palaeontologists discovered the fossils of a dinosaur in Egypt. More than a [...]

Palaeontology: Emo and Punk are the stars among the molluscs

British palaeontologist Mark Sutton and his team are currently causing a stir with the discovery [...]

Palaeontology: ‘Dinosaur motorway’ discovered in Great Britain

Researchers have made an extraordinary discovery in a quarry in Oxfordshire: around 200 dinosaur tracks [...]

Palaeontology: A well-preserved baby mammoth has been discovered in Russia

Russian scientists have recovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth. The carcass [...]

German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund: Still without fish

The museum was closed for three years for extensive remodelling work, but even after its [...]

Palaeontology: LWL releases publication

The archaeological highlights of the past year include impressive finds such as lead ingots weighing [...]

Palaeontology: Mammal ancestor with sabre teeth discovered on Mallorca

The first true mammals emerged around 200 million years ago, but the roots of their [...]

Palaeontology: Species of pterosaur discovered in Argentina

Around 230 million years ago, some 80 million years before the advent of birds, pterosaurs [...]