125-million-year-old fossil in China may reveal dinosaur spikes never seen before
Scientists have made a surprising discovery in a 125-million-year-old dinosaur fossil unearthed in China, potentially revealing a previously…
244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System
An exquisitely preserved specimen of Austronaga minuta, a small, long-necked marine reptile from the Triassic of China, contains…
UK fish fossil sat sealed since the Carboniferous, and its brain tissue is still helping science
Fossils almost never preserve brains, which is why a tiny fish from roughly 300 million years ago is…
125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors
Exceptionally preserved skin of Montsecosuchus depereti, an extinct crocodylomorph no larger than a house cat that prowled the…
Triceratops’ Oversized Nasal Cavities Played Roles Far Beyond Smell, Paleontologists Find
For decades, depictions of Triceratops and its kin have been driven by bone alone. Now, paleontologists in Japan…