A unique salamander-like animal with a twisted jaw has made experts rethink what happened after the Carboniferous Rainforest ...

Fossils found in Niger belong to a newly identified Spinosaurus species that had a dramatic skull crest and likely hunted fish by wading, researchers reported.

An insidious disease has eliminated dozens of the world’s frog species. Scientists fear a similar plague could be coming for ...

A new study analyzing two fossilized whale skulls from around 5 million years ago has revealed fragments of sharks' teeth lodged inside them. This provides rare evidence of how sharks fed on whales in ...

The massive reptile may have weighed more than 4.5 tons and been 35 feet long—much bigger than its related peers at the time ...

When the identification of a fossil animal is completely based on a single bone, the design of the bone is important. Another Permian animal with no complete body akin only to the low jaws has a ...

Connecticut lawmakers are voting on a bill to make healthcare more affordable for thousands of families struggling with rising costs. Police have not identified the girl; however, Enfield Public ...

The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of ...

Tyrannosaurus rex may have taken far longer to grow up than scientists once thought. By analyzing growth rings in fossilized leg bones from 17 tyrannosaur specimens and using new statistical methods, ...

Brian Choo has received funding from the Australian Research Council. Jing Lun receives funding from the Natural Science Foundation of China and Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There are quite a few animals considered “living fossils” in ...

In a dry riverbed in Brazil, in a dense forest near the Amazon, a team of paleontologists found a fossilized jawbone from an ancient animal. Over the course of their fieldwork, they found eight ...