Preserved Blood Vessels Discovered in a Rib Bone from the World’s Largest T. Rex Could Shed Light on How Dinosaurs Healed
Scotty, a specimen unearthed in Canada, was probably injured in a fight, then died several months later
A Paleontologist Matched Two Halves of the Same Fossil Stored at Different Museums—and Discovered a New Species
Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic period roughly 145 million years ago
Giant Sloths and Many Other Massive Creatures Were Once Common on Our Planet. With Environmental Changes, Such Giants Could Thrive Again
If large creatures like elephants, giraffes and bison are allowed to thrive, they could alter habitats that allow for the rise of other giants
‘Nothing Short of Magical’: Scientists Discover a Dinosaur Bone Nearly 800 Feet Beneath a Parking Lot at a Denver Museum
The partial vertebra appeared inside a 2.5-inch-diameter column of rock that researchers drilled, earning the title of the oldest and deepest dinosaur fossil found in Denver
A Rare, Pregnant Ichthyosaur Fossil Discovered in Chile Is Revealing More Secrets About the Early Cretaceous World
The fossil helps scientists better understand not just the animal, but our planet’s geology
Bear-Sized Giant Beavers Once Roamed North America, and They’re Now the Official State Fossil of Minnesota
The large, extinct creatures roamed the Twin Cities area more than 10,000 years ago and could grow to more than 200 pounds
A Bone Bed From the Dawn of the Dinosaurs Has Revealed the Oldest Known Pterosaur Found in North America
Fossil surprises abound in new research that unearths the history of the Triassic Period
‘Enigmatic’ Dog-Sized Dinosaur Reveals a New Species That Scampered Around Jurassic North America
The speedy, plant-eating creature lived in what is now Colorado roughly 150 million years ago, and its skeleton went on display in London this week
Iconic ‘Dragon Man’ Skull Offers First Glimpse of What a Denisovan’s Face Looked Like, New Genetic Studies Suggest
The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins
A Jar of Fossil Bones Long Stored at a Museum Led Scientists to Discover a Goblin-Like Lizard From 76 Million Years Ago
Fossils described in a new study speak to a previously unknown large-bodied lizard diversity that existed alongside dinosaurs
14,000-Year-Old ‘Puppies’ Found in Siberia Were Wolf Littermates Who Dined on Woolly Rhino
Researchers studied chemicals found in the animals’ bones, teeth and tissues, as well as genetic material from their stomach contents
These ‘Dragon Prince’ Fossils Spent Decades in Museum Drawers. Now, They Could Rewrite the T. Rex Family Tree
Two partial skeletons housed in a Mongolia museum were reexamined by researchers and found to represent a previously unknown species
Journey Into a Prehistoric Cave That Trapped and Entombed Animals for Millennia
The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the Pleistocene
First Fossil Evidence That Sauropods Were Herbivores Supports a Widespread Assumption About the Long-Necked Dinosaurs
A recent discovery of a dinosaur’s preserved gut contents offers the first direct proof that sauropods were plant-eaters
These Tiny, Beautiful Fossils Detail the History of the Ocean
Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past
Scientists Find the First Evidence of Birds Nesting in the Arctic Alongside Dinosaurs
The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the creatures reproducing in a polar region
Scientists Investigate 2.2-Million-Year-Old Tooth Enamel to Unravel the Mysteries of Ancient Human Relatives
By studying proteins preserved in teeth, researchers determined the sex of four Paranthropus robustus individuals that lived in southern Africa
The Fearsome Megalodon Ate Basically Whatever It Wanted to Reach Its Daily 100,000-Calorie Need, Study Suggests
Scientists previously assumed the giant, prehistoric sharks mostly feasted on whales, but it turns out they probably weren’t so picky
Our Teeth May Descend From Sensitive Bumps on Prehistoric Fish Armor, New Research Finds
Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today
Fossil Hunters Discover Earliest Known Footprints of a Reptile-Like Creature, Pushing Back the Timeline of Their Evolution
A new study suggests two fossil trackways found in Australia were made by an early amniote, a group that today includes reptiles, birds and mammals
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