Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

The Triassic period marked a chaotic chapter in Earth’s history following the planet’s largest mass extinction. This documentary explores the bizarre reptiles that emerged as ecosystems struggled to ...

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Close-up of two teeth of GSM 6532, showing fine preservation of serrations along the posterior carina. Scale bar is 10 mm. Credit: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2025.101142 Paleontologists identified a new ...

More than 250,000 animals are hoarded in residences across the United States each year, according to the Animal Humane Society, and they are often left to suffer in horrific conditions. Hundreds are ...

An artist drawing of what the 220-million-year-old tanystropheid reptile recently discovered in Petrified Forest National Park might have looked like. Photos courtesy National Park Service Armed with ...

The discovery of Akidostropheus oligos provides new evidence of adaptive evolution in the Triassic period, highlighting how these ancient reptiles developed specific traits for defense. One of the ...

Technological advancements have brought us many things. For paleontologists, it’s introduced the ability to probe softer material—skin, feathers, scales, and hair—found on fossilized creatures. And ...

In the arid, fossil-rich landscape of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park, a team of paleontologists stumbled across something unexpected. The experts found the fossilized jawbone of a pterosaur ...