In Morrison Formation, Very Young Sauropod Dinosaurs Fueled Food Chain
New research led by University College London paleontologists shows that newly-hatched long-necked giants were prey for multiple carnivores…
New animal species that survived mass extinction event half a billion years ago found in a quarry in China
Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have…
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…
Pleistocene-Age Fossils Reveal Hopping Wasn’t Just for Small Kangaroos
New research by paleontologists from the University of Bristol, the University of Manchester and the University of Melbourne…
Fossil Shorebirds Tell New Story about Climate Change in Australia
Shorebirds are widespread birds whose dependence on coastal and wetland environments makes them effective paleoenvironmental indicators. Wading shorebirds…
Tyrannosaurus rex Took Nearly Four Decades to Grow Up, New Research Shows
A comprehensive analysis of 17 fossil specimens reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex grew far more slowly than previously thought…
Study: Late Ordovician Mass Extinction Cleared Way for First Fishes
A long-standing mystery in vertebrate evolution — why most major fish lineages appear suddenly in the fossil record…
Researchers Sequence Genome of 200,000-Year-Old Denisovan
A research team led by Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scientists has generated the high-quality genome assembly…
Study Sheds New Light on Evolutionary Success of Frogs
Frogs have conserved their ecology in the last 45 million years, according to new research led by University…
160-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Chile
The newly-discovered theropod and sauropod footprints are part of the Late Jurassic Majala Formation, and represent the oldest…
18,000-Year-Old Circular Dwellings Made of Mammoth Bones Unearthed in Ukraine
The Upper Paleolithic site of Mezhyrich, located in Cherkasy oblast, central Ukraine, is home to four remarkable mammoth…
Remarkable Fossil from South Africa May Be New Species of Australopithecus: Study
New research led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and Latrobe University challenges the classification of the…