A Dinosaur Ate a Bird 66 Million Years Ago and Its Poop Preserved the Feathers in 3D
The fossilized feather exposed on the surface of the fossilized dinosaur poop. Image credits: O’Connor et al./Current Biology.…
Paleontologists in Spain Found the First Diplodocus Ever Discovered Outside North America
Artistic rendering of Diplodocus. Credit: Carmelo López Europe may have just gotten one, folks! Fourteen bones from the…
90-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Small Dinosaur Living Along Japan’s Coast
Iguanodontians were a diverse group of plant-eating dinosaurs that thrived from the Late Jurassic through the Late Cretaceous.…
Crocodiles Evolved Backwards From Warm-Blooded Species to Cold-Blooded Killers
Despite an incredible number of visible differences, modern-day crocodiles and birds share a common ancestor dating back to…
Baby T-Rexes Were Cat-Sized and Already Ready to Hunt
New research finds that Tyrannosaurus young were leaving the nest and actively hunting not long after hatching. Credit:…
Forgotten for 20 Years, This 240-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a New Reptile Species
Part of the fossil was accidentally lost for more than two decades. Its rediscovery allowed the animal to…
T. Rex Babies Were No Bigger Than House Cats—But Already Deadly
Paleontologists know very little about Tyrannosaurus rex babies. Given how long these iconic carnivores have loomed over the…
A New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils?
Newswise — STONY BROOK, NY, July 16, 2026 – Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the…
Ever Wondered What a Deadly Flying Squirrel With Velociraptor Claws Would Look Like? Science Has Your Answer.
The velociraptor had a four-winged cousin that, according to the artist rendering released with news of its discovery,…
New Feathered Dinosaur May Have Solved a 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Mystery
The new microraptor dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacks the early bird Gansus yumenensis (right) in what is now…
Scientists Discover 43-Foot Sea Reptile Twice the Size of a Great White Shark
The holotype for the newly described Tylosaurus rex is a giant specimen displayed at the Perot Museum of…
Scientists Finally Think They Know Why T. rex Had Tiny Arms
T. rex’s famously tiny arms may have been the result of one terrifying evolutionary upgrade: an enormous skull…