A newly discovered fossil in Mongolia, dubbed the “dragon prince,” reveals a missing link in the tyrannosaur family and reshapes their story.

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone.

Collagen from a fossilized bone fragment can identify the animal it came from. And, some new info about our galaxy’s eventual extinction.

Scientists have discovered new markers that enable the identification of species from fossilized bone fragments, offering new ...

Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of ...

Apex predators, like the Tyrannosaurus rex, eventually arose from smaller-bodied tyrannosauroid dinosaurs called Khankhuuluu ...

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A fossilized colony of small burrowing reptiles that lived some 250 million years ago was recently found in South Africa.

A new fossil discovery suggests that reptiles lived together 20 million years earlier than previously thought.

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s ...

Litoria tylerantiqua, a 55-million-year-old fossil, is Australia’s oldest known tree frog. It shifts the timeline for frog ...

Together, these details helped scientists identify it as a new member of the Azhdarchidae family—known for giant flying ...