Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone ...

Researchers uncover a new tegu species from a fossil vertebra in Florida, revealing ancient lizards once roamed North America ...

Oysters are a popular delicacy on the dining table, but they also serve as natural recorders of environmental changes.

Judges check oysters after being shucked during John Bil Oyster Shucking Competition at the 2022 Restaurants Canada Show in ...

Scientists with Mississippi State University (MSU) played a role in a new fossil discovery not far from the Starkville campus. MSU doctoral researchers Jonathan ...

Leard and Palmer are experienced scientists pursuing their doctoral degrees in earth and atmospheric sciences at MSU while ...

A mystery has been building in the Caribbean. Decades ago, fossilized teeth were discovered in Cuba dating to about 18 million years ago. They were small but tapered, sharp and serrated. They were the ...

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound — that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs ...

The fossil was found in an area that was once underwater ... Starnes said he and Leard were looking for a pile of ancient sea shells that Leard had collected and misplaced on a gravel bar.

The fossil was found in an area that was once underwater ... Starnes said he and Leard were looking for a pile of ancient sea shells that Leard had collected and misplaced on a gravel bar. Starnes ...