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

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.

France’s varied geology makes it fertile ground for dinosaur fossil hunters, but many finds have only been unearthed in the ...

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

Just a few fossil fragments of a tiny creature discovered thousands of miles north of its contemporaries have shaken our understanding of global dinosaur history. "It was basically the size of a ...

Now, more than a decade later, new analysis of the fossils has found that they belong to a new 73-million-year-old species, according to a study published Jan. 28 in the peer-reviewed journal ...

Ancient fossils found near Dubois have scientists rethinking the lifespan of reptiles — and how to include Native communities ...

Fossils identified as a new species after being discovered in Wyoming are estimated to be around 230 million years old.

The Alberta state park has produced some of the most important dinosaur fossil discoveries ever made, including 35 species dating back some 75 million years. The vertebra has a circular ...