Paleontologists Identify New Hyaenodont Species in Pakistan
Paleontologists have recovered the fossilized remains of three hyaenodont species, including one previously unknown to science, from Miocene…
New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur that stalked freshwater wetlands during the…
Cretaceous Bird from China Had Pair of Tail Feathers Twice as Long as Its Body
Named Plumadraco bankoorum, the newly-described species of enantiornithine bird lived in what is now northeastern China during the…
Payre fossil teeth reveal regional diversity among Europe’s earliest Neanderthals
A team led by the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana studied fossil teeth from the…
Triassic-era crocodile relative walked on 2 legs, had a beaked mouth
Fossilized remains of a bizarre crocodile ancestor were unearthed from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. Meet Labrujasuchus expectatus, a…
Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island
Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on…
83-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Lizard Fossil Unearthed in France
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of pan-shinisaur lizard from a partial upper jaw discovered in…
Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico
A large tyrannosaurid dinosaur may have stalked the floodplains of what is now New Mexico nearly 74 million…
Cut marks on 1.6-million-year-old bones reveal early humans moved and processed meat in Kenya
A new study from northern Kenya adds fresh detail to how early humans found, processed, and consumed meat…
New Species of Giant Long-Necked Dinosaur Identified in Argentina
Fossils unearthed on a remote Argentine ranch belong to a new genus and species of macronarian sauropod dinosaur,…
Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx
A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence —…
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…