A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and geese that lived 69 million years ago ...

Dinosaurs had sex. Fossil nests and eggs, as well as the ways today’s birds and crocodiles reproduce, leave no doubt on that ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

Changes in taphonomic regimes in the Early Triassic may well have preferentially aided the ... of higher taxonomic groups generally more significant than that of animal clades. First, the lack of a ...

According to the official definition, dinosaurs are extinct animals that had upright limbs and lived specifically ... Both are attributed to ichnogenera dating back to the Late Triassic. The Balls ...

Explore New Jersey's natural wonders and iconic landmarks. From beautiful beaches to breathtaking waterfalls, New Jersey has ...

The divergent patterns of Permian–Triassic mass extinction (PTME) have been extensively documented in varying water depth settings. We here investigated fossil assemblages and sedimentary microfacies ...

Biodiversity in the City: Designing Urban Spaces for Humans and Animals Nov. 15, 2024 — Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater ...

2024 — Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from bones dating ...

A recent study suggests that dinosaurs likely originated from steamy equatorial regions like the Amazon rainforest, Congo basin, and Sahara Desert, challenging previous beliefs that they emerged ...

From one quick search on the internet, you’ll find that there is no shortage of animal jokes. For example, you’ve probably already heard about the chicken who crossed the road. And if you’re an animal ...