Oviraptors May Have Needed the Sun to Hatch Their Eggs
New experiments indicate bird-like oviraptorid dinosaurs could not fully warm their eggs with body heat alone, instead combining…
New Giant Mosasaur Species Discovered in Morocco
Paleontologists have identified a new, giant species of the mosasaur genus Pluridens from the Late Cretaceous phosphate deposits…
Fossil Amber Preserves Ecological Interactions between Ancient Ants and Other Organisms
Fossils trapped in amber aren’t just beautiful, they may preserve real ecological interactions, including possible parasitism or commensal…
90-Million-Year-Old Patagonian Fossil Reveals Missing Chapter in Evolution of Alvarezsauroid Dinosaurs
A remarkably complete skeleton of the alvarezsauroid dinosaur species Alnashetri cerropoliciensis from Patagonia, Argentina, as well as two…
New Sauropod Dinosaur Species Identified in Brazil
Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a previously unknown species of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur with European affinities, hinting at…
Tiny New Species of Herbivorous Dinosaur Unearthed in Spain
A new genus and species of diminutive bipedal dinosaur has been identified from the fossils found in Burgos…
Paleontologists Unearth New Species of Titanosaur in Argentina
A new genus and species of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period has been identified…
Two Species of Coelurosaurs Co-Existed in Cretaceous-Era Brazil
Paleontologists have performed a comprehensive anatomical reassessment of the fossilized remains of two coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs from the…
Earliest Known Giant Mackerel Sharks Lived 115 Million Years Ago in Australian Waters
The Lamniformes are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks. It includes some of the most…
Dinosaur Eggshells Help Paleontologists Determine Age of Fossil-Bearing Rocks
Scientists from Stellenbosch University and elsewhere have used advanced uranium-lead (U-Pb) dating and elemental mapping to measure trace…
New Fossils Show Dinosaurs Were Thriving Until the Final Asteroid Strike
Alamosaurus fossils show southern dinosaurs differed from same-age northern species in Montana and Wyoming. Credit: Natalia Jagielska A…
New Species of Dome-Headed Dinosaur Identified in Montana
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from five fossil specimens found in the…