These ostrich-like dinosaurs from Mississippi are among the world’s largest
Ostrich-like dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs grew to enormous sizes in ancient eastern North America, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered mega-earthquake lasted weeks to months
66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs.
New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an...
Ancient sharks appeared much earlier than previously thought
A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species, uncovered from rock samples found in China, suggest jawed fish emerged sometime at the...
Scientists find tiny Triassic specimen is an early relative of pterosaurs
A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile has revealed it to be a close relative of the species that would become pterosaurs.
A...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami, shows study
The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters of the planet’s plant and...
This ancient shark from China is humans’ oldest jawed ancestor
Living sharks are often portrayed as the apex predators of the marine realm.
Paleontologists have been able to identify fossils of their extinct ancestors that...
How did ‘bird-hipped’ dinosaurs evolve?
Researchers have conducted a new analysis of the origins of ‘bird-hipped’ dinosaurs – the group which includes iconic species such as Triceratops.
They found that...
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...