Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

The mystery behind the origins of the dinosaurs may have been given a new twist, with a modeling study suggesting they may have evolved in what is today equatorial Africa and South America. This would ...

“The ultimate test of our models will be if early dinosaurs remain are found in the Amazon, Sahara Desert and other former parts of low-latitude Gondwana,” says Joel. “Finding them would revolutionise ...

The early dinosaurs all exhibited particularly fast ... of multiple lineages evolving with elevated growth rates during the Triassic (252–201 million years ago), suggesting that this feature ...

based on the locations of the currently oldest-known dinosaur fossils, the evolutionary relationships among these early forms and Earth's geography during the Triassic Period. This locale spans ...

In the latest days of the Triassic, early dinosaurs lived alongside giant amphibians, gharial-like phytosaurs and an array of crocodile relatives that took forms ranging from armadillo-like to ...

how early dinosaurs evolved and what Earth looked like during the Triassic Period. Their answer for the birthplace are the Sahara desert and the Amazon rainforest regions - which are now separated ...

A chicken-sized dino, the oldest known in North America, has thrown a wrench in the widely accepted timeline of early dinosaur history.

based on the locations of the currently oldest-known dinosaur fossils, the evolutionary relationships among these early forms and Earth's geography during the Triassic Period. This locale spans the ...