3-Million-Year-Old Fossils Expose Surprising Ocean Connections
Tiny fossils from Hokkaido are revealing a surprisingly mobile ancient ocean during a warmer world. A team led by researchers at Kumamoto University has identified a new genus of microscopic crustacea...
This crocodile ran like a greyhound across prehistoric Britain 200 million years ago
A newly discovered Triassic reptile from the UK looked more like a racing greyhound than a crocodile, built for speed on land. With long legs and a lightweight body, it hunted small animals in a dry, ...
A new teleosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) from the Sibumasu Terrane of Southeast Asia and a taxonomic reassessment of Indosinosuchus
We describe teleosaurid remains from the Middle to Upper Jurassic Khlong Min Formation at Ban Nam Pun in southern Thailand and define Indosinosuchus peninsularensis sp. nov. This new species is diagno...
Scientists recreated a dinosaur nest to solve a 70-million-year-old mystery
Scientists recreated a life-size oviraptor nest to understand how these dinosaurs hatched their eggs. Their experiments showed the parent likely couldn’t heat all the eggs directly, meaning sunlight p...
These dinosaurs had wings but couldn’t fly
Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting patte...
Scientists Built a Life-Size Dinosaur Nest and the Results Were Surprising
Scientists recreated a life-sized oviraptor and nest to investigate how these bird-like dinosaurs hatched their eggs. How exactly did oviraptors, bird-like but flightless dinosaurs, hatch their eggs? ...
Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants traveled hundreds of kilometers across ice-age Europe
Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archaeological finds discovered during lignite mining. The area in Saxony-Anhalt is one of the ...
Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year: Why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs
In biology and paleontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal's skeleton. One is the extent of fusion of sutures in the skeleton—how much the plate...
Scientists Finally Solve the 20-Year Mystery of Strange Tiny Dinosaur Fossils
Fossil bone analysis shows that mysterious tiny Liaoningosaurus specimens are actually hatchling ankylosaurs, offering rare evidence of early armored dinosaur development. A long-standing puzzle invol...
Earth’s first major extinction was worse than we thought. Fossil finds suggest nearly 80% of life on Earth died some 550 million years ago
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Earth’s first major extinction was worse than we thought
Fossil finds suggest nearly 80% of life on Earth died some 550 million years ago
Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
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Three new rock monitor lizard species discovered in northern Queensland
Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern Queensland, revealing a previously unrecognized evolutionary lineage. The dis...
75-Million-Year-Old Mystery: Scientists Uncover Tyrannosaurs’ Dark Secret
3D analysis of bite marks on a tyrannosaur foot bone shows that smaller tyrannosaurs scavenged carcasses, likely consuming the final remains after most flesh was gone. Tyrannosaurs are usually imagine...
400 million-year-old fish fossils reveal how life began moving onto land
Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates that eventually moved onto land. By reanalyzing mysterious fossils from Au...
This Ancient Fossil Bird Has 800 Stones in Its Throat and No One Knows Why
The new species, named after the electro funk band Chromeo, helps explain the larger story of why only one small group of dinosaurs survived the extinction. A fossil rarely reveals an animal’s entire ...
This Giant Dinosaur Walked in Circles 150 Million Years Ago – Scientists Uncover Its Secrets
A rare looping dinosaur trackway in Colorado reveals new clues about sauropod movement and hints that the massive animal may have walked with a limp. Researchers studying an unusual looping trail of f...
This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution
A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis r...
We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed
Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals what new fossils are telling us about the hominins ...
Ancient 'weirdo' reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence
Sonselasuchus cedrus, discovered in fossils from Arizona, was a crocodile relative from the Triassic period that grew into an ostrich-like adult