The rise of dinosaurs is one of evolution's most intriguing success stories. Emerging in the mid-Triassic period, their ...

A new species belonging to the gorgonopsians, the ancient ancestors of mammals, was found on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Another year is coming to a close, and, just like last year, scientists have made an amazing number of dinosaur discoveries.

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

An analysis of hundreds of bromalites – fossilised faeces and vomit – shows how changes in diet enabled dinosaurs to take ...

The vast numbers of new dinosaurs that have been documented since the 1960s are equally exciting. New dinosaurs have of ...

Fossilized digestive material offers unparalleled insights into the dinosaurs' diets, feeding behaviors and parasites.

Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You’d see a resemblance, but each ...

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...

According to scientists who maintain that dinosaur extinction came quickly, the impact must have spelled the cataclysmic end. For months, scientists conclude, dense clouds of dust blocked the sun ...