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

A paleontological discovery in Australia offers a rare glimpse into prehistoric aquatic life. This exceptionally ...

The Museum's collection of fossil molluscs is among the world’s most systematically, stratigraphically and geographically comprehensive. It includes more than 20,000 type and figured specimens. The ...

Despite their ecological and economic importance, the evolutionary relationships of mollusks have been difficult to decipher because of conflicting evidence from the study of fossils, their ...

But ammonites weren't reptiles: they were ocean-dwelling molluscs, specifically cephalopods. An ammonite fossil with a carved snake's head Zoë Hughes, Curator of Fossil Invertebrates at the Museum, ...

The few fossils are enough to start piecing together ... had thickly enameled teeth that could manage tough foods, such as mollusks, nuts, roots, underground stems and meat from small animals.