At first, the paleontologists thought the fossils belonged to a group of metatherians -- or marsupial-like mammals -- from the Cretaceous period that survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction ...

Fossils and Loop 88 timeline While other staged mitigation sites have discovered Ice Age human/animal interactions, a TxDOT site has yet to do so. Evidence of such an interaction would be the ...

New species of ancient mammal unearthed in Texas national park The fossils were originally collected decades ago. By Ariana Garcia, Assistant News Editor June 24, 2025 ...

Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas) -- Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of a giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ...

LUBBOCK, Texas - Recent archaeological excavations at a highway construction site in West Texas have uncovered the fossilized remains of "megafauna," according to a release from the Texas ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of a giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago. The fossils, found at Big Bend National Park in Texas ...