The earliest known ancestor of the modern mammal a creature vaguely resembling a dog has been discovered on the Spanish island of Mallorca The disc ...

New analyses confirm that the fossil is closely related to modern anguimorphs, such as monitors and anguids. This research solidifies its place within the Squamata group, the larger reptilian order ...

A 205-million-year-old fossil, Cryptovaranoides microlanius, was confirmed as the oldest modern lizard, shifting Squamata ...

Organisms that have evolved down "one-way" paths may lack the flexibility to respond to new selection pressures in particular ...

During the Jurassic period, flying reptiles with the same wingspan as a modern golden eagle glided through the skies until [… ...

In order to solve the enigma that surrounds them, researchers over the years set out to discover all they could about ...

Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden examined fossilized dinosaur feces to uncover fascinating aspects about their ...

Jurassic Quest is an exhibit of photorealistic dinosaurs, including some that move and roar, and live shows. FORT WORTH, ...

A towering dinosaur skeleton welcomes visitors to the Seodaemun Museum of Natural History in Seoul, South Korea. (Luis Garcia ...

Researchers have spotted a rare and elusive critter in the Pacific Ocean for the first time after 15 years of diving.

Researchers have used fossil feces to study dinosaur diets, revealing how diverse eating habits contributed to their evolutionary success in the Late Triassic. A team of paleontologists from Uppsala ...