CT Scans Solve Decades-Old Mystery of Triassic Cynodont
Known from a single skull discovered in South Africa in 1952, Cistecynodon parvus has been shuffled across the…
Early Triassic Cyclidan Crustacean Had Powerful Jaws
Paleontologists have described a new species of enigmatic cyclidan crustacean on the basis of three well-preserved specimens from…
Early Triassic Fossils from Australia Uncover Diverse Marine Amphibian Community
Several 250-million-year-old specimens from museum collections in Australia and the United States have revealed a surprising diversity of…
Small Triassic Dinosaur from Brazil Sheds New Light on Sauropodomorph Growth Strategies
Paleontologists have unearthed fossilized bones of one of the smallest sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Late Triassic of southern…
230-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprint is Australia’s Oldest: Study
A footprint unearthed by a teenage fossil hunter at Albion in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1958 has now…
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…
New Species of Triassic Armor-Plated Reptile Unearthed in Brazil
A new genus and species of pseudosuchian archosaur has been identified from the fossil remains found in southern…
New Species of Triassic Carnivorous Dinosaur Identified in Argentina
A new genus and species of theropod dinosaur being named Anteavis crurilongus has been described by a team…