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Though described as “uniquely sucky,” this fossil has overturned thinking on a murky period in prehistory – and you can even ...

Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal ...

A badly mangled dinosaur skull, once forgotten in a drawer, turned out to be a rare and important discovery. Reconstructed by ...

You want to stick your finger in a dinosaur brain?" asked Simba Srivastava.Inside a paleobiology lab lined with cabinets of ancient fossils, the ...

During the Triassic, a newly described species related to modern crocodiles and alligators stalked prey on land, not the ...

A strange crocodile relative that may have shifted from four legs to two is shedding light on convergent evolution and the hidden diversity of Triassic ecosystems. A “peculiar” reptile from the age of ...

Scientists in England have discovered a strange 215-million-year-old “greyhound crocodile” named Galahadosuchus jonesi.

A recent discovery of an ancient cousin of modern day crocodiles known as the "warrior crocodile" in Brazil has reshuffled ...

Discover 25 bizarre creatures you never knew roamed the Earth! From ancient sea monsters to modern deep-sea oddities, explore incredible adaptations and ev ...

A puzzling wrinkled rock formation in Morocco has led scientists to rethink where ancient microbes could live. Instead of shallow, sunlit waters, these microbes may have thrived deep in the ocean, ...