First-ever dinosaur bone from Antarctica found
First-ever dinosaur bone from Antarctica had been sitting in a drawer for decades A fossil that was sitting…
New Feathered Dinosaur from China Had Peacock-Like Tail
A new genus and species of four-winged pennaraptoran dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of northern China is adding…
New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Unearthed in Romania
An international team of paleontologists from Romania, Hungary and Italy has identified a new genus and species of…
World’s largest scorpion identified, roamed Earth 415 million years ago
The University of Manchester has discovered that the world’s largest scorpion, which lived 415 million years ago, was…
New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur that stalked freshwater wetlands during the…
70-million-year-old heron-like raptor dinosaur discovered in Patagonia
Think of a raptor dinosaur, and your mind likely conjures a terrifying image. You picture an agile, terrestrial…
Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island
Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on…
Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico
A large tyrannosaurid dinosaur may have stalked the floodplains of what is now New Mexico nearly 74 million…
New Species of Giant Long-Necked Dinosaur Identified in Argentina
Fossils unearthed on a remote Argentine ranch belong to a new genus and species of macronarian sauropod dinosaur,…
Dinosaurs May Have Fed Their Young a Special Diet, Study Suggests
An analysis of wear on the fossilized teeth of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum indicates their juveniles may…
Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx
A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence —…
Ancient Bite Marks Suggest Tyrannosaurs Were Not Just Hunters
New research led by Aarhus University paleontologists overturns the image of tyrannosaurs as pure apex predators. An analysis…