An ancient aquatic species that's been around for 450 million years is facing extinction as a series of factors work against ...

Paleontology’s highest honor - having a species bear your name - was given to legendary University of Alabama head coach Nick ...

Horseshoe crabs have roamed Earth for 445 million years. Recognizable by their helmet-shaped shell, they have 10 eyes, six pairs of legs, and a spear-like tail.

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

A UA study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from Lowndes County has yielded multiple species that are new to science.

Adiel Klompmaker, curator of the paleontology collection for the UA museums, has named a prehistoric crab species in honor of Nick Saban.

“Major groups such as non-flying dinosaurs, mosasaurs, and flying reptiles (pterosaurs) went completely extinct,” researchers said. “The hardy decapod crustaceans survived though, and they still ...