Fossil Record is the ISI-listed palaeontological journal of the Museum für Naturkunde with an Impact Factor of 1.875. This journal was founded in 1998 under the name Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaftliche Reihe and appears with two issues each year. Fossil Record seeks to appeal to an international audience. Large format, high quality illustrations and with an option for publishing monographs, this journal is open to all authors worldwide. All manuscripts are subject to at least two peer-reviews. Authors are provided with 25 reprints and a high-resolution pdf of their article with no charges.

Fossil Record publishes original papers in all areas of palaeontology including the taxonomy and systematics of fossil organisms, biostratigraphy, palaeoecology, and evolution. All taxonomic groups are treated, including invertebrates, microfossils, plants and vertebrates. Fossil Record emphasizes specimen-based research and welcomes contributions dealing with any palaeobiological processes and patterns. In addition to the regularly published issues, larger single topic contributions such as doctoral theses can be printed.