The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...

A harmful algal bloom known as a red tide is causing the mass deaths of crayfish and other ocean life on parts of South Africa’s west coast ...

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The first plesiosaur fossil found in Algeria provides new insights into ancient marine ecosystems and fills an important gap in the study of Cretaceous life.

From horseshoe crabs to crocodiles, some of these creatures have looked about the same for hundreds of millions of years.

Several studies have predicted that not all geomagnetic reversals have been discovered, but it was unknown in which periods they might be hidden. Researchers led by the National Institute of Polar ...

A newly discovered fossil marine lizard withrazor-sharp teeth is offering scientists a rare glimpse into life at the very end ...

During the age of dinosaurs, most lizards struggled to compete with the giants that dominated land and sky. But one lineage ...

Spinosaurus, the only known semiaquatic dinosaur predator, joins Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus among the largest meat-eating dinosaurs.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is ordering federal agencies to begin “identifying and releasing” government ...

At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among ...

Scientists have discovered Spinosaurus mirabilis, a 40-foot semiaquatic predator with a blade-like crest, in Niger’s Sahara, ...