Mass extinctions happen every 27 million years, says study
Timing of mass extinctions lines up with asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions.
The cycle of mass extinctions of land-dwellers—including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds—coincide...
Scientists discover first dinosaur remains from Ireland
The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time.
The only dinosaur bones ever found...
New study reveals how dinosaurs once crossed oceans
The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed hundreds of kilometers of open water to get there.
The...
Scientists crack the secrets of dinosaur eggshells
Since the famous discovery of dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert in the early 1920s, the fossilized remains have captured the imaginations of paleontologists...
Scientists discover the oldest fossils of giant birds in Antarctica
Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s represent the oldest giant members of an extinct group of birds that patrolled the southern oceans with...
Scientists find two bird-sized dinosaurs that struggled to fly
Despite having bat-like wings, two small dinosaurs, Yi and Ambopteryx, struggled to fly, only managing to glide clumsily between the trees where they lived,...
World’s greatest mass extinction triggered switch to warm-bloodedness, shows study
Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, and this is often taken as the reason for their great success.
University of Bristol palaeontologist Professor Mike Benton,...
Fossil carbon burned by asteroid impact may have killed all dinosaurs
An asteroid impact 66 million years ago may have released trillions of pounds of partially burned fossil carbon into Earth’s upper atmosphere as a...
Scientists discover the oldest monkey fossils outside Africa
Scientists find three 6.4 million years old monkey fossils in a lignite mine in southeastern Yunan Province, China.
This indicates monkeys existed in Asia at...
Toothless dinosaur’s lost digits point to spread of parrot-like species
A newly discovered species of toothless, two-fingered dinosaur has shed light on how a group of parrot-like animals thrived more than 68 million years...