Prehistoric people hunted woolly mammoth. A growing body of research suggests that this species – and at least 46 other megaherbivore species – have been driven to extinction by humans.…
Fona herzogae, a recently discovered dinosaur from Utah, likely lived partially underground, as evidenced by its anatomical adaptations and frequent fossil preservation in burrows, reshaping our understanding of Cretaceous life.…
Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis on the shores of the Pantalasan Ocean. Credit: Jorge GonzalezNewly discovered Triassic crocodilian relative shows that pseudozoan archosaurs inhabited global coastal areas, greatly enriching our understanding of Mesozoic…
Artist's impression of the dinosaur. Credit: John SibikA new dinosaur kindsComptonatus chasei, discovered on the Isle of Wight, represents a major advance in understanding chalkvariety of dinosaurs from the England…
Research from the University of Malaga reveals that the Orce archaeological site functioned as a natural trap for large mammals during the early Pleistocene, marking a significant site for human…
Bones from a burrowing dinosaur called Fona were found in Utah and studied by paleontologists at NC State and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. NC Museum of Natural Sciences…
A new study challenges the view that ammonoids declined before their extinction 66 million years ago, showing instead that they remained diverse and robust globally. This research highlights that their…
A painting of a griffin, a chimera of a predatory lion, together with the fossils of Protoceratops, a horned dinosaur. The latter are said to have informed the cognition and…
Researchers have identified a prehistoric marine reptile discovered in 1935 as a thalatosaurus, not a choristodera, using computed tomography and a new specimen. Reconstruction of Pachystropheus rhaeticusfigured next to a…
A groundbreaking discovery of a 550-million-year-old marine sponge fossil offers new insights into the evolution of sponges and guides future fossil searches. Reconstructed life position of Helicolocellus on the Ediacaran…