A new fossil discovery sheds new light on a 47-million-year-old "alien plant" species that is the only example ever found of ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently ...

Shutterstock Images Paleontologists are excited by a new "alien plant" fossil that was discovered just outside an abandoned ...

Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern ...

The diversity within plant families can be remarkable. For example, diverse species such as poison ivy, cashews and mangoes ...

Paleontologists discovered the fossil of an "alien plant" 50 years ago in Utah and have been unable to relate it to modern or ...

The new-to-science species was named Othniophyton elongatum in 1969, based on some fossilized leaves. We keep saying “alien ...

A MIND-boggling discovery has left scientists even more puzzled about one of the most mysterious fossils ever found. A ...

In 1969, paleobotanists identified fossilized leaves of the extinct species Othniophyton elongatum, which translates to ...

Researchers compared the fossil to over 400 flowering plant families and found no match, suggesting it belongs to an unknown ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists have discovered that an "alien plant" first found near a Utah ghost town 55 years ago ...

Findings point to lack of clarity on how diverse ecosystems were before they were lost to time, researchers say ...