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500-million-year-old fossil reveals earliest evidence of spider fangs

(University of Leicester) Scared of spiders? Well, if you ever travel back in time, here's the critter you'll need to squish.

Urokodia! 518-million-year-old fossil shows beginning of spider's bite

The earliest evidence of spiders' fangs has been identified in a 518-million-year-old fossil by scientists at the University of Leicester and Yunnan University.
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This 125-million-year-old “pregnant” bivalve is the oldest known fossil evidence of maternal care in shellfish

When we think of great mothers of the animal kingdom, a few famous faces pop to mind. The incredible elephant matriarchs that ...
Discover Magazine

Long-Lost Megalodon Fossils Confirm the Giant Shark Could Reach 80 Feet Long

Learn how long-lost Megalodon vertebrae confirmed the giant shark’s size, revealed its age, and preserved the first fossil ...
Phys.org

Fossil evidence found of humans domesticating avocados 7,500 years ago

A team of anthropologists and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several academic institutions in the U.S., working with a colleague from the Smithsonian Institution, has found evidence of ...
Forbes

500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Molecules Offer Rare Insight Into How Earth’s First Animals Lived And Ate

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Aug 30, 2025, 01:53pm EDT Aug 30, 2025, 02:18pm EDT Dickinsonia ...
Science Daily

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

In a groundbreaking discovery in Brunei, scientists have found two-million-year-old fossils of Dryobalanops rappa—an endangered tropical tree that still lives today. The find marks the first fossil ...

How New Fossil Discoveries Just Rewrote the History of Land Life

We’ve all seen some version of the classic evolutionary diagram. A fish crawls out of a primordial swamp, sprouts legs, ...