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Digging History February 25, 2023

A 3,500-year-old bear preserved in Siberian permafrost is dissected by researchers

A nearly 3,500-year-old brown bear is being dissected by Russian scientists. the female bear has undergone a necropsy after it was discovered in 2020 on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island.

Fossils January 30, 2023

Girl, 9 years old, discovers rare prehistoric megalodon tooth in Maryland waters: 'I couldn't believe it'

Molly Sampson, a fourth grader from Prince Frederick, Maryland, found a 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth on Christmas in a bay near Calvert Cliffs. Her family had it checked by a paleontologist.

Nevada December 20, 2022

Mystery NV fossil site may have been a 'maternity ward' for giant marine mammals

Scientists have uncovered new clues that suggest a fossil site in Nevada may actually be a marine maternity ward. Previously, many thought the site was a massive graveyard.

SCIENCE September 28, 2022

Chinese fish fossil discovery includes oldest teeth ever

A new series of articles delve into recently-discovered fossils found from China that include the oldest teeth discovered — the earliest concrete evidence of jaws to date.

Digging History September 12, 2022

1.8M-year-old human tooth found by archaeologists

A human tooth estimated to be 1.8 million years old was found near the Georgian village of Orozmani, near where human skulls were found in the 1990s and 2000s.

Fossils August 22, 2022

Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'

While on a family vacation in South Carolina, an eight-year-old boy found a 4.75-inch shark tooth believed to be from a long-extinct shark species, the angustidens, related to the megalodon.

New York City July 5, 2022

Dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC, fossil is 76 million-years-old

A fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative is being auctioned off by Sotheby's in New York. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby's natural history auction.

Fossils June 28, 2022

Yukon, Canada, miners find 30,000-year-old mummified baby woolly mammoth

Miners digging in the Klondike gold fields in Yukon, Canada, have found a mummified infant woolly mammoth considered to be the "most complete" discovery of its kind.

SCIENCE August 10, 2021

Australian researchers discover country's largest flying reptile

A team of Australian researchers has discovered the country's largest flying reptile.

SCIENCE July 29, 2021

This fossil could be Earth's earliest known animal

A sponge-like fossil dating back approximately 890 million years may be the oldest prehistoric animal on Earth.

Beach July 9, 2021

5-year-old seemingly finds ancient megalodon tooth while vacationing in South Carolina

A 5-year-old shark tooth hunter might have made a remarkable prehistoric find during his vacation in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.