Why some living fossils haven’t changed for millions of years
Imagine animals that look almost exactly the same as their ancestors did millions of years ago, like they've been frozen in time while everything...
Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined...
You’re probably familiar with classic sauropod dinosaurs – the four-legged herbivores famous for their long necks and tails.
Animals such as Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus and Diplodocus...
Prehistoric marine predator unveils ocean evolution since the age of dinosaurs
In a recent discovery, paleontologists have unveiled a new species of marine lizard that roamed the oceans around 66 million years ago, during the...
The tale of timeless fishes
Once upon a time, in 1859, a man named Charles Darwin introduced the world to the idea of "living fossils."
These are creatures that seem...
Scientists unearth ancient ‘Chinese dragon’ fossil aged 240 million years
An international team of scientists from China, the U.S., and Europe has brought to light an extraordinary marine reptile, Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, known for its...
Discovery of a new mammal species
In a new study, archaeologists and paleontologists have discovered a new species of mammal from the Maastrichtian age, significantly larger than its contemporaries.
Published in...
A botanical Pompeii: we found spectacular Australian plant fossils from 30 million years ago
The Australian continent is now geologically stable. But volcanic rocks, lava flows and a contemporary landscape dotted with extinct volcanoes show this wasn’t always...
New tricks show how a bird-like dinosaur actually walked
Researchers have developed a new way to visualize how ancient animals moved as they roamed the Earth—starting with a bird-like dinosaur’s sickle-clawed foot.
The new...
How scientists discovered a fake dinosaur fossil
A fossil that puzzled scientists for almost a century has turned out to be part forgery, according to a team led by Dr. Valentina...
Birds began their evolutionary journey before dinosaur extinction
A new study conducted by a global team of evolutionary biologists, genetics experts, and phylogenomicists has unveiled that the diversification of bird species started...