Many dinosaurs in the movies existed millions of years apart in real life. The final installment in the "Jurassic Park" series hits theaters Thursday, 29 years after the first movie stomped on the big ...

Paleontology researchers in Europe have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile – often referred to as a "Jurassic sea monster" or "sea dragon" – that existed nearly 183 million years ago.

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to researchers. Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our understanding of prehistoric life. Leedsichthys problematicus, an enormous ...

Scientists have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur footprints, dating back 166 million years to the Middle Jurassic Period, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England. The remarkable find, first spied ...

What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Paleontologists have been able to gauge the lifespan and growth rates of these ancient animals, and even ...

A new species of pterosaur was discovered from a period and location that came as a "complete surprise" to the team of paleontologists. The remains of the pterosaur were found on the Isle of Skye—an ...

While harsh winters caused many other animals to go extinct some 200 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Jurassic Period by coping with extreme cold. Credit: Warpaintcobra / Getty Images Dinosaurs ...

Paleontologists have discovered the largest pterosaur ever to rule the skies of the Jurassic period. The 170 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Scotland's Isle of Skye belongs to a creature (from a ...

Surprise discovery of 168-million-year-old pterosaur in rocks on Isle of Skye will help scientists narrow down major events in the evolution of these flying reptiles. When you purchase through links ...

In 2022, fossil hunters noticed a snout sticking out of a cliff face on the Jurassic Coast. It turned out to be one of the largest and most complete pliosaur skulls ever discovered. When you purchase ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explore the environmental threats, predator dangers, and theoretical adaptations required to live during the Jurassic period.