We report a virtually complete plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic (∼183 Ma)3 Posidonia Shale of Germany that preserves skin ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

A fascinating and immersive experience on the Big Island will send visitors on a thrilling journey to the Earth's prehistoric past.

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

Modern oceans, for comparison, max out at trophic level five or six, represented by apex predators like orcas, sperm whales, and great white sharks.

The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

Birds evolved during the Jurassic Period from small feathered dinosaurs. The oldest-known ... creatures," O'Connor added, including marine reptiles such as long-necked plesiosaurs and strong ...

The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo is hosting the debut of Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep, a groundbreaking traveling display developed by Stage 9 Exhibits that dives into the marine reptiles, ...

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth's biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme volcanism at the end of the Permian Period about 252 million years ago.