Paleontologists have identified Archaeocursor asiaticus, a plant-eating dinosaur from the Early Jurassic that challenges ...

This newly identified dinosaur species represents the oldest and most primitive type of ornithischian dinosaur found in Asia ...

From the realization that paleontologists still haven’t found the biggest dinosaurs to the unearthing of a small burrowing ...

The Triassic is a tale of two histories. One is its natural history, begun after the Great Permian Dying, 252m years ago, ...

Horned dinosaurs saw a decline in their intelligence ... And the scientists said human evolution could follow a similar trajectory if we become too reliant on technology.

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

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

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

To gain insight into this little-understood but crucial period of dinosaur evolution, Martin Qvarnström and Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki, co-authors of the new study, turned to the bromalites.

According to scientists who maintain that dinosaur extinction came quickly, the impact must have spelled the cataclysmic end. For months, scientists conclude, dense clouds of dust blocked the sun ...