The species links the small tyrannosauroids from the Early Cretaceous of North America and China with much larger ones that survived until the end of the Cretaceous

The research suggests that Australopithecus afarensis, of the famous “Lucy” skeleton, is still the most likely ancestor to the genus Homo

An in-depth analysis looked at dinosaur fossils at La Cantalera-1, one of the Iberian sites belonging to the Lower Cretaceous with the largest number of vertebrates

The findings represent a major breakthrough in our understanding of human evolution across Southeast Asia

Nicknamed "Scotty," the record-breaking rex is also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada

The finding also sheds light on how their diet may have changed the course of the monkeys' evolution

4.5-million-year-old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggested

The thumb-sized animal, named Unnuakomys hutchisoni, lived in the Arctic about 69 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period

Analysis of the skulls of lions, wolves, and hyenas has helped scientists uncover how prehistoric dogs hunted 40 million years ago

Using cutting-edge computerized tomography scanning technology, the research reveals new information including details of the rarely preserved braincase