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Strontium (Sr) isotopes measured in fossil remains have been a useful tool to assess the geographical origin and even migrations of humans and other animals. In particular, dental enamel generally represents the ideal material, as it is dense and less prone to diagenetic replacement of Sr post-burial. However, fossil teeth can often be precious artefacts and difficult to access for destructive analysis. Here, we assess whether measuring Sr isotopes in fossil dental calculus could be used at leas...

Horse fossils are abundant and widespread across North America. Scientists often use their long history to illustrate how species evolve in response to a changing environment.

Groundbreaking study demonstrates how behaviour drives long-term evolution over 20 million years.

Scientists found tiny fossil teeth of an "ice mouse" or shrew-like rodent that lived among dinosaurs in the Arctic Circle around 73 million years ago.

Using a new equation based on today’s primates, scientists can take a few molar teeth from an extinct fossil species and reconstruct exactly how fast their offspring grew during gestation.

A terrifying sight in ancient waters, the megalodon shark was once the most feared creature in the sea.

A six—year—old fossil hunter, who was looking for shells on a suffolk beach, has found a tooth from one of the worlds largest prehistoric sharks. sammy shelton was on holiday in bawdsey when he stumbled on the tooth. megalodons are thought to have gone extinct by roughly 3.5 million years ago. professor of evolutionary biology and megalodon expert, ben garrod, says only a handful are uncovered on uk shores each year, and very few fossil hunters get to cross it off their list. theres a part o...

Stone artifacts and a fossil tooth point to Homo sapiens living at Grotte Mandrin 54,000 years ago, at a time when Neanderthals were still living in Europe.

Stone artifacts and a fossil tooth point to Homo sapiens living at Grotte Mandrin 54,000 years ago, at a time when Neanderthals were still living in Europe.