New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Identified in Argentina
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of megaraptorid dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in northern…
Denisovans had a distinctive look, protein and skull study suggests
Scientists in China have pulled ancient proteins from two bones found at the Xujiayao site and learned the…
Armored Amphibian from Triassic Period is First Known to Have Lived Entirely in the Sea
Paleontologists have described what they say is the first fully marine species of a stem amphibian, Gerrothorax maritimus,…
Paleontologists Reconstruct Cretaceous Bird in Remarkable Detail
Concornis lacustris, a small enantiornithine bird that lived alongside dinosaurs more than 100 million years ago, has received…
Early Predatory Dinosaurs Survived Shift in Their Ecosystem, Fossil Fragment Suggests
A single bone from southern Brazil indicates that herrerasaurids, among the first large meat-eating dinosaurs, persisted after the…
Single Vertebra Hints at Oldest Known Iberian Dinosaur
A fossil theropod vertebra about the length of a thumb, found in the Algarve region in southern Portugal,…
Rare fossil of T. rex cousin goes on display in New York before heading to auction
NEW YORK — At a quick glance, the fossil unveiled Tuesday at a Manhattan auction house looks like…
Charting how ‘green madness’ means Californians pay more
California boasts some of the highest retail electricity rates in the country, second only to Hawaii, despite being…
Jurassic Crocodile Relative from Morocco Had Needle-Thin Teeth
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of teleosaurid thalattosuchian based on two specimens found in eastern…
Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought
Megacauda sungei, a furry, otter-size mammaliaform that lived in what is now Inner Mongolia, China, some 165 million…