Mosasaurs Could Inhabit Freshwater Environments, New Fossil Discovery Suggests
Paleontologists have unearthed a 66-million-year-old mosasaurine tooth in the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota, the United States.…
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…
Nanotyrannus is Distinct Dinosaur Lineage, New Research Shows
Paleontologists have examined an exceptionally well-preserved, near somatically mature tyrannosaur skeleton from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.…
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…
New Species of Abelisaurid Dinosaur Discovered in Argentina
A new genus and species of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur has been discovered by a team of paleontologists from…
New Crocodyliform Species from Cretaceous Period Unearthed in Montana
Paleontologists have identified a new species of extinct crocodyliform from the fossilized remains of a juvenile individual found…
Paleontologists Discover New Species of Iguanodontian Dinosaur
A team of paleontologists from Portugal, Italy, the United States and Belgium has added another species of herbivorous…
Early Cretaceous Fossil in Swiss Museum Found to Be New Species of Marine Turtle
Paleontologists have described a new species of the extinct turtle genus Craspedochelys based on a remarkable fossil shell…