New Feathered Dinosaur Was One of the Last Surviving Raptors
Dineobellator notohesperus adds to scientists' understanding of the paleo-biodiversity of the American Southwest
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Ancestor of All Animals Identified in Australian Fossils
A wormlike creature that lived more than 555 million years ago is the earliest bilaterian
Discovery of Smallest Known Mesozoic Dinosaur Reveals New Species
The specimen's unique anatomical features point to one of the smallest and most ancient birds ever found
Rare Lizard Fossil Preserved in Amber
Researchers at the University of Bonn are investigating the conservation status of the reptile, which is up to 20 million years old
New Species of Allosaurus Discovered in Utah
A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur, Allosaurus jimmadseni, is described based on two spectacularly complete skeletons
Scientists Find Oldest-Known Fossilized Digestive Tract—550 Million Years
Over a half-billion years ago, life on Earth was comprised of simple ocean organisms unlike anything living in today's oceans
Scientists Use Ancient Marine Fossils to Unravel Long-Standing Climate Puzzle
Cardiff University scientists have shed new light on the Earth's climate behavior during the last known period of global warming over 14 million years ago
Fossil Research Unveils New Turtle Species and Hints at Intercontinental Migrations
New 96-million-year old turtles from Texas connect North America with Asia and the Southern Hemisphere
Earth Was Stressed before Dinosaur Extinction
Fossilized seashells show signs of global warming, ocean acidification leading up to asteroid impact
Animal Embryos Evolved before Animals
When and how animal ancestors made the transition from single-celled microbes to complex multicellular organisms has been the focus of intense debate