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

Paleontology, the study of prehistoric organisms, relies almost entirely on the fossilized remains of extinct plants and ...

The billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, who bought the stegosaurus fossil for $44.6 million, is lending it to the American Museum ...

While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, impacted.

Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula have long been proposed as an alternative cause for the demise of the ...

The massive specimen, named Apex, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History for four years, the museum ...

China is a Jurassic treasure trove going big with fossil discoveries. But will dinosaurs have the same pulling power as ...

Dinosaurs stimulate our imagination, exhibit curators and visitors at the American Museum of Natural History told USA TODAY one rainy afternoon.

Apex,' one of the most complete stegosaurus fossils ever found, is on display at the American Museum of Natural History.

The giant stegosaurus fossil, dubbed 'Apex,' is 11 feet (3.3 meters) tall and 27 feet (8.2 meters) nose to tail ...

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