Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new prehistoric species in Morocco — a bizarre-looking marine lizard considerably larger than a great white shark, which, they say, dominated the seas while ...

WHERE: Dinosaur Journey, Fruita, Colo. COST: General admission to museum is $8.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, and $5.25 for children. When toothy, super-sized beasts ruled the deep (around 80-90 ...

New research suggests early dinosaurs laid eggs with soft shells, and mosasaurs—gigantic marine reptiles—did so, too, laying soft-shelled eggs of massive proportions. Birds and crocodiles lay eggs ...

Scientists have shared a reconstructed image of what the lizard might have looked like 66 million years ago Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a "nightmarish" sea lizard species ...

LONDON — What began with routine maintenance at a British nature reserve and reservoir has been hailed as a giant Jurassic "mega-find." Officials at Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American During their grand Mesozoic heyday, dinosaurs ...

The study, published in Current Biology, analysed the fossil record of North America in the 18 million years up to the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period (between 66 and 84 million ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET)– With the Kern County Fair kicking off Wednesday, you may be wondering if there are any new attractions. To answer your question: Yes, there will be a few new attractions.

Paleontologists are constantly reminding themselves of the incompleteness of the fossil record. What has been preserved is only a small fraction of all the organisms and environments that have ever ...

Dinosaurs weren't in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago, suggests new research. The idea that they were already dwindling in number before the devastating asteroid ...

A new study suggests that dinosaurs likely weren't in decline before an asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago; instead, there may just be limited fossils from that time period, challenging the ...