Fossils of Vegavis were first described two decades ago, but insufficient cranial remains left its place on the bird family ...

A rice farm in southern Brazil was just found to be home to the fossil of one of the missing links between the ground-based ...

Spring in Vermont means one thing: mud season! It can also be a perfect time to discover how you can meaningfully contribute to science and conservation in the ...

Some say it’s not the time to make life decisions, but others are countering the bad luck – or leaving those beliefs behind ...

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

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as ...

A recent study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) suggests that the remains of the earliest dinosaurs ...

Field-defining discoveries can come from new and unexpected places,” palaeontologist Natalia Jagielska told IFLScience.

Paleontologist Caleb Brown said that the fossil is "exceptionally uncommon"—not least because the pterosaur was a juvenile.

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth's biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme ...

Fossil evidence discovered in southern Alberta suggests a crocodile-like creature bit a flying reptile 76 million years ago, ...

The vanes on early pterosaur tails were supported by criss-crossing fibers and tube-like structures, providing stability and direction during flight.