New research shows differences in the tissues surrounding dolphins’ teeth that scientists suspect serve a sensory purpose.

Little Abel Mesfin was left severely disfigured when he was set upon by the viscious beast while playing outside his home in ...

The scales on crocodiles’ heads are very different from the skin appendages of other animals and even distinct from the scales on the rest of their bodies ...

Scientists have unearthed a remarkable fossil of a gorgonopsian, a saber-toothed predator they believe to be the oldest ever discovered.

Other injuries, including removal of the scalp and severed muscles in the jaw suggesting removal of the tongue or lower jaw, also likely occurred, evidenced by marks on the bones, the researchers ...

Fragments of a toe bone and a rib belonging ... and curator of Ice Age Animals, celebrated the importance of the homeowner’s discovery. “This mastodon jaw provides a unique opportunity to ...

Called gorgonopsians, the earliest animals in this lineage ... parts of its jaw; some vertebrae, ribs, tailbones and toe bones; and most of the bones from a hind limb, researchers reported Tuesday ...