Images from sites of two important archaeological discoveries published this week. The huge flying reptile Dearc sgiathanach unearthed on the Isle of Skye and the fish fossils in North Dakota that ...

Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million ...

The fossil was first spotted in the 1970s but only in recent times was it possible to extract and study it. Declan Friel, who moved to the Highlands from Glasgow last year, photographs the isle's ...

Imagine finding treasure and then having to wait more than 50 years to get your hands on it. Researchers have shared the details of a dino-discovery recovered from a cliff on the Isle of Skye, off ...

A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

A fossil first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as the remains of a pony-sized dinosaur that lived about 166 million years ago. The fossil was spotted at the base of a ...

A fossilized dinosaur skeleton, first spotted in 1973 on the Isle of Skye, has finally been excavated and studied, revealing Scotland’s most complete Middle Jurassic dinosaur find. The pony-sized ...

Scotland's earliest and most complete dinosaur fossil has been formally identified and described, marking a milestone in paleontological research. The fossil, known as the Elgol dinosaur, has been ...

The fossils were originally found in 1973 but not extracted until 2018, researchers said. Panciroli, et al (2025) Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh In ...