Scientists discover extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand’s living tuatara.
They describe the...
Scientists discover the earliest gibbon fossil in southwest China
Scientists have discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes.
The work, reported in...
What killed dinosaurs and other life on earth
Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate, as...
Why were reptiles such evolution success story?
It was thought they just got lucky when climate change killed off foes. New study finds they also adapted sooner to rising heat.
Just over...
Scientists find Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur.
The skeleton — incredibly, mostly intact — was...
Scientists discover fossils of giant sea lizard that ruled the oceans 66 million years...
Researchers have discovered a huge new mosasaur from Morocco, named Thalassotitan atrox, which filled the apex predator niche.
With massive jaws and teeth like those...
More than one asteroid could have wiped out the dinosaurs
Scientists have found evidence of an asteroid impact crater beneath the North Atlantic Ocean that could force researchers to rethink how the dinosaurs reached...
60 million years of climate change drove the evolution and diversity of reptiles
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had one heck of a...
New Mexico Mammoths among best evidence for early humans in North America
The remains of two mammoths discovered in New Mexico show that humans lived in North America much earlier than thought.
About 37,000 years ago, a...
How dinosaurs carried their enormous weight
Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs – like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus – supported their gigantic bodies on land.
A University of...