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A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

A new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.

There's an area in China that's home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It was thought to be caused by a volcanic eruption. But new evidence has come to light about how it likely came to be.

Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of coelacanth that lived 380 million years ago.

A massive amount of lithium lies underneath Arkansas, according to a new study. ExxonMobil is already drilling for it.

The living coelacanth Latimeria is an iconic 'living fossil' within one of the most apparently conservative groups of vertebrates.

A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah's Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the "Toilet Bowl" collapsed.

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new genus and species of troodontid theropod dinosaur, based on the fossilized remains found in Japan.

Researchers found a hidden microcontinent beneath Greenland's waters. What does it say about Earth's tectonic history and geological activity?

About 280 million years ago, a large creature built somewhat like a salamander but with frightful fangs prowled the swamps and lakes of what is now Namibia, ...

The state may soon pass a two-year moratorium on carbon pipelines, despite having more than 20 proposed capture well projects.

Giant ichthyosaurs with body length estimates exceeding 20 m were present in the latest Triassic of the UK. Here we report on the discovery of a second surangular from the lower jaw of a giant ichthyosaur from Somerset, UK. The new find is comparable ...

New caenagnathid species, and a possible second, suggest this dino family was doing fine

A newly identified "chicken from hell" species suggests dinosaurs weren't sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit

Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the geologic period that started about 145 million years ago? It's a question that has vexed paleontologists like us for more than 40 years.

A new genus and species of mosasaurine mosasaur being named Megapterygius wakayamaensis has been identified from a largely complete skeleton found in Wakayama prefecture, south-western Japan.

You all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. Anyway for those who don't, I'm Zuzu, I'm a vertebrate paleontologist. I just defended my Ph.D. on November 17th so I am literally braindead which is why...

A seamount nearly twice the height of the world's tallest building has been discovered on the ocean floor near Guatemala — and serves as a biodiversity hot...

The Durupinar formation is characterized by its ship-like resemblance to Noah's Ark.

An international team, with participation by the Geochronology and Geology Program of the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has published a paper in the journal iScience on the first Miocene mammal fossils found in East Africa, specifically, in the Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique), a coastal woodland setting fundamental to comprehending the evolution of the African ecosystems…