Alanna Magovern Regester laughed after being asked when she first attended a Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. “It was back when ...

Magovern Regester is excited about the Archaeopteryx fossils that will be on display Saturday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Grenada Gallery, which is part of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

This discovery filled a critical gap in the evolutionary pathway leading to the emergence of four-limbed vertebrates. Archaeopteryx lithographica fossil displayed at the Museum für Naturkunde in ...

Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.

When the first Archaeopteryx fossil was unearthed in Germany in 1861, it was unlike anything known to science. At that time, bird-like creatures weren’t known to have existed so far back, so it was ...

Field Museum Chief Fossil Preparator Akiko Shinya and Fossil Vertebrate Preparator Connie Van Beek spent 1,300 hours preparing the Chicago Archaeopteryx, ensuring that the scientific integrity of the ...

One of the greatest of these fossil finds lies in the heart of London, in the treasure room of the Natural History Museum. FIELD (voiceover): This is Archaeopteryx, one of the most amazing fossils ...

The fossil offers insights into the early stages of bird evolution. This young, bantam-sized, bird-like dinosaur became mired in a swamp in what is now southeastern China, 150 million years ago. Its ...

Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.