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Published Unusual fossil shows rare evidence of a mammal attacking a dinosaur



Scientists have described an unusual fossil from around 125 million years ago in China that shows a ...
Published Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas - Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils in Texas



Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurass ...
Published New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards - New Scottish Fossil Sheds Light on the Origins of Lizards


A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, dur ...
Published Researchers uncover 92 fossil nests belonging to some of India's largest dinosaurs - Researchers Uncover 92 Fossil Nests Belonging to Some of India's Largest Dinosaurs


The discovery of more than 250 fossilized eggs reveals intimate details about the lives of titanosau ...
Published New research sheds light on an old fossil solving an evolutionary mystery



Picrodontids -- an extinct family of placental mammals that lived several million years after the ex...
Published Oldest Pterodactylus fossil found in Germany - Oldest Pterodactylus Fossil Found in Germany


The oldest Pterodactylus specimen was found near Painten, Germany. The fossil is about one million y ...
Published A lighthouse in the Gobi desert



A new study explores the weight great fossil sites have on our understanding of evolutionary relatio ...
Published 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones: Oldest in Australia - 107-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bones: The Oldest in Australia



A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than...
Published Origins of 'Welsh dragons' finally exposed by experts



A large fossil discovery has helped shed light on the history of dinosaurs in Wales. ...
Published Ancient polar sea reptile fossil is oldest ever found in Southern Hemisphere



An international team of scientists has identified the oldest fossil of a sea-going reptile from the ...
Published Plesiosaur fossils found in the Sahara suggest they weren't just marine animals - Plesiosaur Fossils Found in the Sahara Suggest They Weren't Just Marine Animals


Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found ...
Published The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal - The Other Paleo Diet: Rare Discovery of Dinosaur Remains Preserved with Its Last Meal


Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals....
Published Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilized dinosaur egg - Exquisitely Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg


A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the lin ...
Published Dinosaur 'mummies' might not be as unusual as we think - Dinosaur 'Mummies' Might Not Be as Unusual as We Think


A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur 'mummies' aren't as exceptional as we m...
Published Newly discovered 'primitive cousins of T rex' shed light on the end of the age of dinosaurs in Africa



Researchers have discovered the fossils of two new abelisaurs in Morocco, showing the diversity of d ...
Published A turtle time capsule: DNA found in ancient shell



Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Pan ...
Published New study finds dinosaur fossils did not inspire the mythological griffin



For centuries, scientists thought they knew where the griffin legend came from. A new study takes a...
Published 'Juvenile T. rex' fossils are a distinct species of small tyrannosaur



A new analysis of fossils believed to be juveniles of T. rex now shows they were adults of a small t ...
Published Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth



A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Atten ...
Published Ostrich-like dinosaurs from Mississippi are among the world's largest at over 800 kilograms - Ostrich-like Dinosaurs from Mississippi: Among the World's Largest at Over 800 Kilograms


Ostrich-like dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs grew to enormous sizes in ancient eastern North Ameri...