In an incredible twist of fate, a retired chicken farmer unearthed a 240-million-year-old amphibian fossil in a pile of rocks meant for a garden wall, leading to one of the most extraordinary ...

A new marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, Traskasaura sandrae, had an unprecedented vertical hunting style.

Serrations at the edges of a fossilized flipper of the ancient marine reptile Temnodontosaurussuggests it may have been able to swim silently.

The evolutionary quirks unveiled by the new research offer insight into how a subset of ichthyosaurs lived and hunted– and ...

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

Imagine a world where enormous cats once prowled the wilderness with teeth so long, they looked like ivory daggers. Most ...

Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.

A fossilized skull of a massive amphibian has been discovered in a Texas quarry, and its appearance has sparked comparisons ...

Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

Researchers in Nova Scotia discovered a new predatory fish species, Sphyragnathus tyche, offering new insights into evolution after the Devonian extinction.