New Species of Fossil Koala Found in Museum Drawer
Long-overlooked fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection have been identified as a new species of koala. Named…
Ancient Bite Marks Suggest Tyrannosaurs Were Not Just Hunters
New research led by Aarhus University paleontologists overturns the image of tyrannosaurs as pure apex predators. An analysis…
Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Unearthed in China
A new genus and species of massopodan sauropodomorph that lived during the Early Jurassic epoch has been identified…
T. Rex Blood Vessels Discovery Reveals How Dinosaurs Healed Injuries
Researchers used particle accelerator technology to examine fossilized remains. Credit- Terence Faircloth CC BY 2.0. Evidence of blood…
Omnivorous, Rodent-Like Mammal Lived in Dinosaurs’ Shadow on Pacific Coast
Paleontologists have descibed a new species of the multituberculate mammal genus Cimolodon based on a fossil found in…
Small Titanosaur Species from Morocco Reveals Surprising South American Ties
A new genus and species of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur related to South American forms has been described by…
Early Platypuses Had Strong Teeth and Powerful Jaws, Fossils Show
New fossils from the Namba Formation of South Australia reveal that 25 million years ago, Obdurodon insignis —…
T. Rex Blood Vessels Discovery Reveals How Dinosaurs Healed Injuries
Researchers used particle accelerator technology to examine fossilized remains. Credit- Terence Faircloth CC BY 2.0. Evidence of blood…
450-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Strange, Tube-Dwelling Jellyfish Relative
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of soft-bodied, tubicolous polyp medusozoan from well-preserved specimens found about…
Scientists Reconstruct One of Oldest Known Neanderthal Communities
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals…
Museum Fossil Reveals Triassic Crocodile Cousin with Powerful Jaws
CT scans of a decades-old specimen from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History show a new species…
Big-Nosed Herbivorous Dinosaur May Have Been Picky Eater
New research shows that the large-bodied ornithopod dinosaur Muttaburrasaurus langdoni from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia was no ordinary…