The fossil was unearthed in the Los Blanquitos Formation near Amblayo, in the north of Argentina. It dates to between 75 and ...

Fossilized remains of a previously unknown species of mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile, have been uncovered in the ...

Pterosaurs – commonly known as pterodactyls – were the first and largest vertebrates to achieve powered flight. The post Discovery reveals how ancient dinosaurs ruled the skies appeared first on ...

The fossil discovered is that of an extinct dolphin-like reptile estimated to have lived more than 100 million years ago in ...

Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...

Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million ...

They’ve lived through the ice age, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and brushed off an atomic blast just a mile away ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most ...

Discover why scientists now believe volcanic eruptions did not play a role in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

The scientists therefore conclude that the meteorite impact was the ultimate cause of the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period. A meteorite impact can result in a thick layer ...

This results in a cluster of phenotypically distinct, related species and often occurs after a physical disturbance or extinction event opens up new niches for exploitation. The Atlantic herring i ...