Tooth study shows T. Rex was warmblooded, with human-like temperature
Using chemical clues in Tyrannosaurus rex teeth, scientists have shown that this massive predator was warm-blooded – with…
First Animals May Have Appeared 200 Million Years Earlier than Their Oldest Fossils Suggest
The oldest undisputed animal fossils, from the Ediacaran biota, are about 574 million years old, but chemical traces…
120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage
A new species of deltatheroidan mammal from China may be the oldest confirmed ancestor of marsupials yet found,…
New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan
Cranial fossils of a nodosaurid ankylosaur unearthed more than two decades ago on the Japanese island of Hokkaido…
Giant Crocodiles Once Preyed on Massive Mammals in South America
Paleontologists have uncovered the first direct physical evidence that colossal prehistoric crocodiles hunted large plant-eating mammals in what…
Ancient bone-crunching Territory thylacine femur uncovered near Alice Springs
The red sandy desert of Central Australia was once home to flightless giant birds, flamingos, crocodiles and the…
520-Million-Year-Old Fossil from China Fills Gap in Evolutionary History of Cephalopods
Paleontologists have identified the earliest-known cephalopod equipped with a siphuncle — a tubular extension of the mantle found…
385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China
Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the earliest confirmed pieces of amber ever found, a…
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ sells for nearly $72m
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” has become the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction. The fossil,…
Fossil kept in drawer for 40 years is Antarctica’s first dinosaur bone
In December 1985, geologist Dr Mike Thomson was mapping rock layers on the Antarctic Peninsula when he unearthed…
Rare Antarctic dinosaur fossil found in a drawer
Scientists have discovered a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica that had been stored away in a drawer for…
Mislabeled saber-toothed cat fossil spent over 50 years hidden in a drawer
A mislabelled fossil, forgotten and sitting in a museum drawer for decades is actually more special than previously…