How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by researchers at ULiège now provides an answer to this question. Using mathematical ...

During the course of evolution, the mammalian cranio-mandibular secondary joint—formed by the dentary condyle and the squamosal glenoid fossa, which replaced the reptilian articular–quadrate ...

Scientists discovered Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae, a tiny ancient lizard with oversized teeth, changing the story of lizard evolution.

A tiny skull found on a beach in Devon has rewritten the early history of lizards, snakes and the tuatara, the last survivor of an ancient reptile lineage found only in New Zealand today. The new ...

A fossil from the blustery plains of Patagonia is revising your book on one of the most elusive bands of hunting dinosaurs. The newly discovered dinosaur, Joaquinraptor casali, preyed on the soggy ...

Chinese paleontologists have made breakthroughs in the study of the evolution of the mammalian jaw joint by re-examining two museum-hold fossils. Their work has helped establish the first evolutionary ...

Model of the ichthyosaur Eurhinosaurus longirostris, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France), showing the different measurements used in the study. A team from the University of ...

Ancient armoured fish possessed sophisticated tooth replacement mechanisms more than 380 million years ago, Australian researchers have discovered using advanced imaging technology. The breakthrough ...

Pterosaurs and Archaeopteryx took to the skies, but there was trouble in this Jurassic paradise: Tropical storms would turn it into a pterosaur graveyard. What paleontologist Rab Smyth found in this ...

Two baby pterosaur fossils contain rare evidence of how they died 150 million years ago — and the specimens solve a larger mystery about a fossil deposit in Germany.