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525-million-year-old fossil disproves brain evolution theory
(ORDO NEWS) — The fossil of a tiny marine worm that lived 525 million years ago has settled an age-old…
Giant lion-sized otter fossil discovered in Africa
(ORDO NEWS) — Archaeologists have discovered a fossil species of giant otters in Africa. An article about this was published…
Fossil otter the size of a lion found in Ethiopia
(ORDO NEWS) — Among modern otters, individuals weighing over 30 kilograms are rarely found, but about three million years ago,…
School teacher discovers fossil that could be 300 million years old
(ORDO NEWS) — Lisa Cormier was walking along the beach at Cape Egmont on Monday afternoon when she spotted something…
Strange fossil in South China reveals intriguing link to early Americans
(ORDO NEWS) — Remains found in a cave in China's Yunnan province more than 10 years ago have finally given…
Paleontologists have described a special ghostly type of fossil preservation
(ORDO NEWS) — Studying the remains of the ancient single-celled algae coccolithophorids, scientists from Europe described a specific mechanism for…
Rare fossil of an ancient dog species that lived 26 million years ago has been discovered
(ORDO NEWS) — Approximately 14,000 years ago, the first humans crossed the Bering Strait into North America with tusks, domesticated…
New species of ichthyosaur fossil discovered
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have discovered a new species of ichthyosaur that lived in what is now China about 250…
Fossil bug discovered in baltic amber looks remarkably like a mantis
(ORDO NEWS) — The study of a 30-million-year-old block of amber has revealed a lacewing fossil not in the usual…
Fossil reveals the secrets of one of the most mysterious reptiles
(ORDO NEWS) — This fossil shows that modern tuatars living in New Zealand are not much different from their ancestors…
1.5-million-year-old fossil casts doubt on African origin of humans
(ORDO NEWS) — According to the official version, Africa is the cradle of mankind. It is on this continent that…
Gangetic gharial see a real living fossil
(ORDO NEWS) — Did you know that one of the largest crocodiles in the world is not dangerous to humans?…
Hollow Melanosomes From A 130 Million-Year-Old Fossil Suggest Earliest Appearance Of Brilliant Iridescent Colour In Bird Feathers
(ORDO NEWS) — SEM and TEM observations of the feathers on an Early Cretaceous basal bird Eoconfuciusornis, from 130-million-year old…
First Fossil Pods Of Genus Mucuna In Legume Family Discovered In Northern Vietnam
(ORDO NEWS) — Mucuna is a pantropical genus with approximately 105 extant species of climbing lianas (vines) and shrubs in…
World's Earliest Fossil Record Of Flower Buds Discovered
(ORDO NEWS) — Angiosperms may be distinguished from their gymnosperm peers by their flowers, and thus a flower is a…