Scientists uncover ancient ‘swamp dweller’ mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs
Paleontologists have uncovered a new ancient mammal fossil in Colorado, adding to our understanding of life during the Age of Dinosaurs.
The fossil, found near...
Scientists uncover how mammals evolved from sprawled to upright postures
A new study has revealed that the evolution of mammals from a sprawled to an upright posture was not as straightforward as previously believed.
This...
Scientists discover smallest dinosaur egg ever found in China
A group of scientists in China has confirmed that a fossilized egg found in 2021 is the smallest dinosaur egg ever discovered.
In their study,...
Scientists find giant prehistoric elephant skull, revealing new extinct species
A giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in the Kashmir Valley of northern India, is helping scientists uncover new details about the...
How dinosaurs’ extinction helped ants become farmers
When a huge asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the dinosaurs and drastically changed the planet.
While the disaster caused plants...
How pterosaurs grew from tiny tree-dwellers to giant flying creatures
Paleontologists from the University of Leicester have uncovered key evolutionary changes that allowed pterosaurs, the first flying vertebrates, to grow to enormous sizes.
These prehistoric...
Why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of years
Scientists have been puzzled by the discovery of collagen, a protein found in bones and connective tissue, in dinosaur fossils that are up to...
Scientists discover extra set of legs in ancient trilobite fossils from New York
A recent study has revealed a surprising discovery about a species of trilobite, an ancient sea creature, found in upstate New York.
Researchers from the...
A 149 million-year-old pterosaur is Britain’s largest flying animal—scientists prove it from a finger...
Scientists have estimated the size of an extinct flying reptile called a pterosaur, based on fragments of a fossil finger bone discovered in southern...
Shocking discovery: Ancient birds with teeth ate fruit, not fish!
Scientists have made an exciting discovery that changes what we know about some of the earliest birds.
Fossils found in China show that a bird...