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,...
Scientists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
Around five and a half million years ago, a remarkable event unfolded in what is now North Florida.
Several gomphotheres, fascinating relatives of elephants, met...
Newly discovered dinosaur had elaborate head ornaments
Dinosaur fossils have always fascinated scientists with their diverse and impressive features.
From the horns of Triceratops to the crests of hadrosaurs, these ancient creatures...
Earth’s first animals had particular taste in real estate, shows study
In a fascinating discovery, scientists have found that some of Earth's earliest animals, despite lacking any ability to move, were particular about their habitats.
These...
Scientists reconstruct crushed Scottish fossils to show ancient predator’s skull
Scientists have used advances in CT scanning and 3D visualization to reconstruct the skull of Crassigyrinus scoticus, an ancient crocodile-like predator that lived over...
Scientists reveal a plesiosaur’s last meal
We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half metres long and lived in...
These bird-like dinosaurs laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest
Dinosaur Troodon's body temperature was 42°C and that it could reduce its body temperature to 30°C, similar to modern birds.
New study reveals the secret of dinosaur body size
Most animals are thought to evolve to be larger by growing faster than their ancestors, but this study shows that it's just as likely that bigger and smaller animals grew for longer or shorter periods of time during growth spurt
Why some dinosaurs are big, the others so small?
The meat-eating dinosaurs known as theropods that roamed the ancient Earth ranged in size from the bus-sized T. rex to the smaller, dog-sized Velociraptor.
Scientists...