When most people think of giant predatory dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex often comes to mind. But the largest predator of all ...

More than a century after its discovery, a mysterious fossil from South Wales has finally been confirmed as belonging to a ...

The study of palaeontology has long provided a window into the dynamic evolutionary history of dinosaurs and their avian descendants. Recent research has uncovered intricate details regarding the ...

Paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of the oldest dome-headed dinosaur ever discovered.

Rock layers deposited before and after the major dinosaur extinction event 65 million years ago are surprisingly different.

Rhinos’ evolutionary relationships became a little clearer with the sequencing of the oldest proteins yet. Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced.

Amber found in the Amazon forest region of Ecuador containing a trove of well-preserved fossils of wasps, midges, flies, ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

For the first time, scientists have uncovered prehistoric insects trapped in amber in South America, a discovery detailed this week inCommunications Earth & Environment. Found in a sandstone quarry in ...

Some 247 million years ago, a bizarre, six-inch-long reptile crept down a branch, its prehensile tail and feet clutching the bark like a monkey, and its narrow, birdlike face scanning its surroundings ...