What did the earliest animals look like
For more than a century, biologists have wondered what the earliest animals were like when they first arose in the ancient oceans over half...
These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators
Long-necked reptiles that roamed the Earth during the time of dinosaurs have left behind a fascinating story in their fossilized remains.
Scientists discover a new species of early toothed whale–dolphins’ ancient ancestors
Have you ever wondered about dolphins' ancient ancestors and how they might have looked?
We now have an answer, thanks to a newly discovered early...
Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
The earliest people who lived in North America shared the landscape with huge animals.
On any day these hunter-gatherers might encounter a giant, snarling saber-toothed...
This small fossil was revealed to be Juvenile dinosaurs, shows study
For nearly 150 years, scientists have been puzzled by the discovery of small fossilized creatures known as Aetosaurus ferratus.
These reptiles, resembling a cross between...
Meet Vectipelta barretti: The first armored dinosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight in...
Ever imagined a dinosaur with spiked armor roaming in your backyard? Well, researchers just discovered one! Vectipelta barretti.
How Jurassic Park changed film-making and our view of dinosaurs
In June 1993, director Steven Spielberg released a film that unleashed a wave of technological change in film-making and simultaneously helped to revive popular...
This dinosaur may have been the last of its kind
A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur, Iani smithi, may have been the “last gasp” of a species during a period when Earth’s warming climate forced...
Study reveals surprising diversity of spinosaur species in prehistoric Britain
Paleontologists have made an intriguing discovery about the ancient spinosaur species that once roamed prehistoric Britain.
Scientists discover oldest Pterosaur fossils in Australia
A team of scientists has recently made an exciting discovery in Australia, uncovering the oldest pterosaur bones ever found in the country.
These ancient bones,...