Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A Ph.D. student recently found the counterpart of the original fossil at the ...

A team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three meters—making it one of the largest pterosaurs ...

Six months ago, a team of paleontologists investigated a quarry in Oxfordshire, England, that had some unusual bumps in its floor. The bumps, as it turns out, constitute about 200 dinosaur footprints ...

Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previously believed. Evidence for this thesis has been provided by new fossils of a ray-like shark, ...

Paleontologists on the Isle of Skye in Scotland have unearthed the largest pterosaur known from the Jurassic period.

One dinosaur, however, stands out from the Jurassic crowd as being one of the most famous and well represented dinosaurs, full stop. Stegosaurus. The name alone should invoke a strong image of a large ...

The pliosaur was a carnivorous reptilian apex predator that roamed and ruled the seas for millions of years during the Jurassic period. In late 2023, an extraordinary discovery along the rugged cliffs ...

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end? What is the Jurassic period and why did it end? The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast The forgotten fossil hunter who ...

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Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previously believed. Evidence for this thesis has been provided by new fossils of a ray-like shark, ...