A rare fossil discovery in Antarctica has upended scientific understanding of ancient marine reptiles. Buried beneath 68 million years of sediment, a soft-shelled egg as big as a football has emerged ...
The newly described Mirasaura grauvogeli from the Middle Triassic had a striking feather-like crest, hinting that complex skin appendages arose far earlier than previously believed. Its bird-like ...
A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters—much like owls on land today. The research, published ...
A paleontological discovery on the Scottish Isle of Skye reveals the fossilized remains of a Jurassic reptile with a surprising physique, combining characteristics of lizards and snakes. This ...
A venomous reptile from the Triassic period, named Microzemiotes sonselaensis, reveals unexpected secrets about the evolution of predation strategies. Discovered in the Chinle Formation of Arizona, ...
PARAISO DO SUL, Brazil, Nov 27 (Reuters) - When physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio unearthed a fossil in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014, he could barely imagine his discovery ...