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Named Gobiraptor minutus, the new dinosaur is thought to have lived between 80 and 70 million years ago (...
Paleontologists identified a new species of sauropod that grew long, sharp spikes that resembled a mohawk...
Visitors to Glasgow will get an amazing opportunity to see one of the best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons when it visits...
A new compound based on Iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 M years ag...
“Jurassic Park” scenario is not likely, but birds may pose key to appreciating extinct species.
Some 250 million years ago (early Triassic period), an early relative of dinosaurs and crocodiles lived in what is now a frozen cont...
A team of Chinese, American and Canadian researchers have discovered amber containing a bird foot dating back around 100 million years.
The ancient arachnids had eyes that shone in the dark—a key adaptation for night vision.
Coprolites, or fossilized droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers at Uppsala University to conclude that this top predator was exploiting bones for salt and...
It's been nearly 50 years since geologist and author Dorothy Vitaliano coined the term "geomythology". This refers to the study of oral traditions from around the wor...