For years, paleontologists debated the timeline for recovery following the devastating end-Permian mass extinction (the ...

A new extinct flying reptile species has been discovered in fossilized dinosaur vomit. Known as "regurgitalite," the remains ...

Around 110 million years ago, an apparent dinosaur ate two pterosaurs and four fish and, for whatever reason, threw them back ...

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species – Menura tyawanoides – is an ancient ancestor of ...

Researchers say they have uncovered a case of mistaken identity and found evidence of a species called Nanotyrannus lancensis ...

A new Brazilian pterosaur from the Cretaceous period was discovered, Galgadraco zephyrius, revealing surprising links with Romania.

Scientists found that specific lichen species act as natural indicators of exposed dinosaur fossils, creating signatures that ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.