Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more ...

But until now, no fossils older than 20 million years had been found. The age of the new specimens extends the origin of apes and Old World monkeys into the Oligocene Epoch, which lasted from 34 ...

Calling all amateur paleontologists! Explore the badlands of Nebraska and hunt for fossils at this remote destination inside Oglala National Grassland.

Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilised rhinoceros tooth, which is a crucial step in the study of ...

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.

The fossil remnants of these two primate species date back to 25 million years ago, ... The age of the new specimens extends the origin of apes and Old World monkeys into the Oligocene Epoch, ...

"Because the Oligocene epoch is the time when filter feeding and echolocation first evolved, and since marine mammal localities of that time are scarce worldwide, the fossils from Charleston offer ...

They first show up in Florida’s fossil record during the Oligocene Epoch, which lasted from around 34 to 23 million years ago. However, records from these eras are patchy.

A new genus of tiny, hornless deer that lived in South Dakota during the Oligocene Epoch approximately 32 million years ago has been discovered by a team of researchers from Badlands National Park ...

This fossil belongs to a group of animals called Archeocyons, ... The fossil dates to the late Oligocene epoch and is believed to be 24 million to 28 million years old.

The area dates to the Oligocene epoch, approximately 30 million years ago. During this period, ... While fossil collecting is prohibited to preserve the site's scientific value, ...