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# Fossil

This year
2024
'Highly unusual' 315-million-year-old fossil discovered near Cliff of Moher
All time
Fossil ‘overturns more than a century of knowledge about origin of modern birds’
36-million-year-old whale fossil unveiled after being found in Peruvian desert
Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo was preparing to hatch like a bird
Prehistoric winged lizard unearthed in Chile
New type of prehistoric 'sea dragon' discovered on beach in England
Evidence of 19 million year old 'Herculean' parrot found in New Zealand
These Israeli teeth show modern humans left Africa 100,000 years earlier than thought
For the first time ever, a dinosaur tail has been found encased in amber
2,000-year-old human skeleton found in shipwreck
Largest flying bird EVER (with a wingspan of 6.4 metres) found at airport
World's oldest sperm found in Australia
You can now buy a dinosaur for €710,000
500 million-year-old fossil named after Johnny Depp
Scientists decode DNA of 'living fossil' fish believed extinct for 70 million years
15-horned dinosaur discovered in Utah