Fossils from Venezuela Reveal Early Origin of Gigantism in Anacondas
Anacondas are among the largest living snakes in the world. They are usually 4 to 5 m long…
Paleontologists Discover New Species of Mamenchisaurid Dinosaur
A new species of the sauropod dinosaur genus Mamenchisaurus has been discovered in China dating back to 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…
Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago
In 2009, paleoanthropologists found eight bones from the foot of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at…
Early Long-Necked Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
The exceptionally long neck of Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis contained 42 cervical vertebrae, according to a research team led by…
55-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Eggshells Found in Australia
Named Wakkaoolithus godthelpi, this eggshell type belonged to mekosuchine crocodiles and represent the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found…
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…
Rhinos Lived in High Arctic 23 Million Years Ago
Paleontologists have identified a new Early Miocene species of the rhinocerotid genus Epiaceratherium from the fossilized remains found…
New Species of Sauropod Dinosaur Identified in Museum Drawer
A fossil braincase and partial skull roof from Carnegie Museum of Natural History has been reassessed and reclassified,…
Fossil of Carnivorous ‘Swamp Monster’ Found in Brazil
Paleontologists have uncovered the fossilized lower right canine of a large proborhyaenid sparassodont in the Taubaté Basin of…
Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years…
Paranthropus boisei was Capable of Tool Making, New Fossil Suggests
Paleoanthropologists have unearthed and examined a hominin partial skeleton that includes hand and foot bones unambiguously associated with…