The critter found in New York represents a new, extinct species of arthropod that could shed light on the evolution of ...

Carnivorous dinosaurs may seem like the scariest prehistoric animals, but some prehistoric creatures were far more ferocious ...

The ancient, gilt creatures represent a new species, and hint at the anatomy of an iconic group of arthropods.

A creature that scuttled along the seafloor 450 million years ago has been preserved in a rare and striking fossil that ...

“As well as having their beautiful and striking golden color, these fossils are spectacularly preserved,” study co-author and University of Oxford paleontologist Luke Parry said in a statement. “They ...

“Instead, mollusc or mollusc-like animals might be the pioneers of these early excursions onto land which date back to the ...

This reconstruction reveals elements about the biology of these colossal creatures that once ruled prehistoric forests. However, the debate continues as to whether Arthropleura was the largest ...

The species, Lomankus edgecombei, was discovered at New York's Beecher's Trilobite Bed, a site famous for exceptional ...

Like other Megacheirans, Lomankus is an example of an arthropod with an adaptable head and specialized appendages (a scorpion ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient creature related to the modern-day spider was recovered encased in fool’s gold in ...

Fool's gold is another name for iron pyrite - a mineral that can appear shiny and golden. It is also very good at preserving ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool's gold. The new ...