In England, the “sword dragon” is discovered, a new species of Jurassic ichthyosaur that reveals clues about marine evolution ...

A skeleton discovered on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur, called Xiphodracon ...

Fossilized remains of a long-snouted crocodile-like reptile have been uncovered in Egypt’s Western Desert. Paleontologists ...

The fossil of a new species of Jurassic reptile, understood to be an ancient ancestor to lizards and snakes, has been discovered on the Isle of Skye. An international team of researchers, which ...

The skeletons of a duck-billed dinosaur found more than 100 years ago are so well-preserved that they contain fleshy body ...

The Nanotyrannus's small skull has been the source of debate among dinosaur experts for at least four decades, according to ...

Fossils paleontologists initially thought belonged to a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex actually belong to a new species of ...

The Skybalonyx skapter is unlike any other drepanosaur found to date. It had a beaklike nose and used its claws to burrow into the ground. Credit: Illustration courtesy of Midiaou Diallo PHOENIX – A ...

Scientists say the earliest long-snouted fossil crocodile, which was around 12 feet long, lived about 80 million years ago.

Imaging technology has revolutionized paleontology, allowing scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small to handle. Two recent studies I was involved with show some of ...