A curious hiker asked experts about some strange prints she saw embedded in a slab in the Italian Alps. The slab proved to be ...

The site contains hundreds of footprints belonging to reptiles, amphibians, and insects, offering a rare glimpse into life ...

Now, scientists have confirmed that the footprints belonged to prehistoric reptiles, dating back to the Permian period, about ...

A remarkable "lost world" has been uncovered high in the Italian Alps, offering a snapshot of life on Earth long before the ...

The pre-dinosaur fossils, dating back to the Permian period, include footprints and tail marks from at least five species, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on listing the Pecos pupfish as a threatened species, impacting ...

Experts have analyzed a fossil sample discovered by a hiker in the Italian Apls, revealing it contained footprints from a ...

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A HIKER stumbled across an unbelievable “lost world” after discovering the fossilised footprints of an ancient reptile older ...

A hiker in the Alps discovers 280-million-year-old fossilized tracks, revealing a lost prehistoric ecosystem and offering ...

Revealed by melting snow in the Alps, the imprints in rock were left by reptiles and amphibians during the Permian period, ...

An ordinary hike through the Italian Alps has unveiled an extraordinary discovery—a 280-million-year-old ecosystem frozen in ...