Scientists discover new pterosaur with tiny hooked teeth
An unusual new species of pterosaur has been identified, which had over 400 teeth that looked like the prongs of a nit comb.
The fossil...
How long it took Madagascar’s mammals to emerge? 23 million years
In many ways, Madagascar is a biologist’s dream, a real-life experiment in how isolation on an island can spark evolution.
About 90% of the plants...
Scientists reveal the diets of early dinosaurs
The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of paleobiologists.
Spinosaurus, the largest predatory dinosaur, wasn’t underwater hunter, shows study
Spinosaurus, the largest known predatory dinosaur to roam the Earth, was adapted for hunting along shorelines instead of venturing deep underwater.
How Tyrannosaurus rex got its speed and endurance
How did Tyrannosaurus rex catch its food?
Looking at T. rex’s fossilized skull, the answer may seem obvious: monstrous jaws and sharp teeth capable of...
Modern birds evolved before the mass extinction that killed dinosaurs, shows study
One of the key skull features that characterizes 99% of modern birds evolved before the mass extinction event that killed all large dinosaurs.
Scientists reveal critical evolution changes to let dinosaurs and birds stand
Dinosaurs — and birds — wouldn’t have been able to stand on their own two feet without some radical changes to their upper thigh...
Scientists calculated the weight of two giant extinct amphibians
The last of the temnospondyls – amphibians that look more like crocodiles – became extinct during the Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago,...
Scientists discover new pterosaur species in sub-Saharan Africa
With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlantic coast of Angola.
New Scottish fossil reveals the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs.