The team of researchers discovered a large number of squid fossils from rocks of the late Cretaceous period using a technique ...

STORY: Dr. Arjan Mann is a paleontologist and assistant curator at the Field Museum in Chicago.And on a nice day in June, he ...

The first known cases of accidental choking have been discovered, dating back 150 million years, when some opportunistic fish ...

The international team of scientists used a new technique to scan rocks, finding more than 1,000 beaks of ancient cephalopods ...

Hokkaido University researchers found ancient squids were the dominant ocean predators 100 million years ago - before dinosaurs went extinct.

By applying this method to Late Cretaceous rocks from Japan, the researchers uncovered over 1,000 fossilized beaks of ancient cephalopods—the group that includes squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish.

A groundbreaking discovery in the world of paleontology has revealed the presence of 40 previously unknown species of ancient squid, locked away in a 100-million-year-old rock. Using an innovative ...

Taking a cue from ocean-dwelling species, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers are developing synthetic skins that will support the emergence of next-generation "soft" machines, robots and ...

The nautilus represents one of the most ancient lineages to survive the K-Pg extinction. These cephalopods are often called “living fossils” because they’ve changed little over millions of years.

When he saw the ripples encased within them, Jay Anderson knew there was something unique about the pieces of rock dislodged from a boulder in his Steele County gravel pit.

Long before dinosaurs even dreamed of walking the land, Cameroceras inspired awe and fear, dominating ancient seas as a true ...