A nest of fossilized eggs discovered in southwest China is turning paleontological assumptions on their head. Preserved ...

An ancient predatory dinosaur that lived 220 million years ago, Maleriraptor kuttyi, redefines carnivorous dinosaurs' origin theory.

Early dinosaurs rose to dominance because they ate a lot of plants. This is the conclusion of an international team of ...

A remarkable Early Jurassic record has been hiding in plain sight for 20 years on a slab of rock displayed at a high school in Biloela, Australia, according to a new study. While researchers knew the ...

Learn how early reptiles began building the visual and brain skills needed for flight long before takeoff.

In a groundbreaking analysis of 413 early Jurassic theropod footprints unearthed in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, scientists have unlocked unprecedented insights into the behaviors and agile ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...

Flight is a rare skill in the animal world. Among vertebrates, it evolved only three times: in bats, birds, and the ...