🦖 An unusual bowl-shaped structure has been discovered in Late Cretaceous rocks in Bolivia, bearing scratch marks and grooves that suggest it was dug out by an animal rather than formed by natural erosion. ➡️ Study: fr.pensoft.net/article/1987... 🐾 Guest blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/05/a...

🦎 Fossils from 42 Early Miocene sites in Spain's Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin have shed new light on how reptile and amphibian communities evolved around 18 million years ago. Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.189879

🐜 Five new fossil ant species in the genus Solenopsis have been described from Dominican amber, with one, S. lamellata, possessing a bizarre spine-like feature never before seen in the genus! Full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.181268 @bioone.bsky.social @harvardoeb.bsky.social

🦴 Fossil remains from the Réalmont Basin in southern France, dating to the boundary between the Carboniferous and Permian periods, have revealed an ancient fish fauna including shark-like fin spines, ray-finned fish scales and teeth, and even fossilised faeces: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.197176

Aptian pollen (Gemmatricolpites) from Brazil shares ektexine structure with living Ilex despite differing apertures, hinting at an extinct Aquifoliales lineage. Combined with #Cretaceous Ilexpollenites and Ilex seed records, this suggest origin in North Gondwana: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...

A tiny thalattosaur skeleton once proposed as a new species is actually a juvenile Xinpusaurus suni, new bone histology and anatomy show. Full #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...

🪸 The oldest known fossil representative of Naibiomorpha, an extinct group of ancient insects, has been identified from the Middle Triassic of Shaanxi Province, northwestern China. 🔍 Check out the full study to find out more: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.194991

First fossil evidence of anguine lizards (likely Pseudopus) from the Tortonian-age Libros Konservat-Lagerstätte in Teruel, Spain. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2... #anguinelizard

🎉 Fossil Record has received a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 3.3 and a Journal Impact Factor of 2.0! 📈 Both metrics are ranked Q1 for Palaeontology, with the CiteScore having moved up from Q2 the previous year. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: fr.pensoft.net/news/1281

📖 We are thrilled to announce the publication of the second updated and revised edition of “The Postglacial Vegetation History in Southwestern Bulgaria: A Paleoecological Approach” by Prof. Spassimir Tonkov. 👉 Access the book here: doi.org/10.3897/ab.e178106

New research on Late Miocene hornless rhinos (Chilotherium) uses juvenile skulls and baby teeth to solve a complex taxonomic puzzle. Baby premolars successfully distinguish species, revealing uniform eruption sequences and consistent birth-stress tooth markers. Full research: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...

A new look at Middle Miocene plants from Graz-Andritz reveals a snapshot of ancient Europe. The flora tracks a seasonal, drought-free climate and highlights a unique mix of highly localized endemic maples alongside wide-ranging Eurasian relicts. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...

🐹 Scientists have described a new species of ancient #gerbil, Debruijnimys primaevus, from the Early Pliocene in central Spain. Find out all the details in the #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...

🦖 A single, late-stage foetus has been described in detail within the right uterine horn of the early-diverging ichthyosaur Besanosaurus leptorhynchus. 🔍 The orientation of the fossilised remains suggests a tail-first birth took place! ➡️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.183128

🦴 A second, remarkably complete skeleton of a rare Triassic marine reptile has been described. 🔍 Indeed, crucial information regarding previously unknown limb bones and variations within the species has been provided for the first time by this larger specimen: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.189975

🐟 New #cretaceous fossil skulls from Russia & the UK reveal that the swordfish-like Protosphyraena wasn't regionally divided - Northern & Southern Hemisphere species are far more closely related than thought. Read more: fr.pensoft.net/article/1915... #Paleontology

🐸A near-complete male ranid frog skeleton from the early Oligocene of France sheds new light on the deep roots of Pelophylax in Europe and hints that V4 vertebra shape may help tell species apart. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2... #paleontology #herpetology

🦴 A new taphonomic study of ancient Hipparion Red Clay sites in northern China has revealed how large mammal fossils were preserved millions of years ago. 🌍 It was found that these assemblages were formed by natural deaths on open landscapes before being buried by dust: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.189157

🦖 A nearly complete Stenopterygius fossil was identified from the Yorkshire coast, representing the first definitive confirmation of this ichthyosaur species within the UK. 🔍 Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.185733 @univlille.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social

A new 99-million-year-old beetle species, Mysteriohelota metallicus, was recently discovered preserved in amber from northern Myanmar. Check out the full study to find out more: fr.pensoft.net/article/1857... #beetlespecies #ancientbeetle

🦕 The discovery of 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘩𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪 is a global sensation! With over 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 across social media, this fuzzy find - South Korea’s first new dinosaur species in 15 years - is capturing hearts worldwide. ➡️ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: fr.pensoft.net/article/1781...

An analysis of 15,000-year-old microfossil records from the Norwegian Basin has improved our understanding of how ancient climate shifts, including the Mid-Brunhes Event, have shaped deep-sea life. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.e177205 @awi.de @geomarkiel.bsky.social

🐸 Rare fossils from Tanzania have revealed the oldest known ancestors of modern frogs found in Africa, dating back to the Jurassic period. 🦴 These specimens were discovered in the Tendaguru Formation. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.175525 @mfnberlin.bsky.social

🦕 A new species of baby dinosaur discovered from South Korea's Aphae Island has been named after one of the country's most beloved cartoon characters: Dooly. 🔗 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭: blog.pensoft.net/.../fossil-x... ➡️ 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: fr.pensoft.net/article/1781...

Fossil X-ray Reveals New Species of Baby Dino Named after Iconic Korean Cartoon | Blog

Named Doolysaurus huhmini, this baby dinosaur was discovered on South Korea's Aphae Island.

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Phylogeny of Eocene parrot- and passerine-like birds: vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/1825... 🪶🧪 (📷Mayr)

🦕 New research suggests that large ornithopod dinosaurs like Iguanodon and Ouranosaurus were likely permanent four-legged walkers rather than occasional bipeds. @sorbonne-universite.fr

Researchers studying fossilised shark teeth in Byala, Bulgaria have demonstrated that prehistoric shark lineages were able to survive and thrive for millions of years longer than previously thought. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.182659 @nhmwien.bsky.social

Detailed description of small vertebrate tracks - recently found within the Yan’an Formation in China - expand knowledge of small-bodied vertebrates in East Asia during the Middle Jurassic period. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.169194

🦣🐎Using multi-proxy geochemical analyses, this study uncovers the feeding strategies of proboscideans and equids, along with past #climate conditions, at a newly documented Blancan (Pliocene-Pleistocene) site in north-western Mexico. doi.org/10.3897/fr.2... #palaeoecology

Blancan climate and feeding strategies of proboscideans and equids revealed by a multi-proxy geochemical analysis from a new locality in north-western Mexico

We present a multi-proxy geochemical analysis of proboscidean and equid teeth from a newly-documented Blancan (Pliocene–Pleistocene) locality in north-western Mexico. Eleven dental elements (six from ...

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🕷️Preserved in #Eocene Baltic amber, an impressive new #fossil of a harvestman (Arachnida, Opiliones) with unique features on its pedipalps emerges! ➡ Dive into the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2... #paleontology