Herbivorous dinosaurs, rather than just post-extinction mammals, were likely the universe's first major fruit-eaters and seed ...

The site of Jehol Biota in China is famous for stunning fossils which preserve soft tissue—skin, organs, feathers, and fur. These fossils offer rare insights into the evolution of characteristics like ...

An octopus species that lived about 80 million years ago had a body length of up to 19 meters and was likely the top predator ...

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Germany and the UK, have described a new species of ancient marine crocodile, Enalioetes schroederi. Enalioetes lived in the shallow ...

The Cretaceous period was a time of incredible diversity. Dinosaurs evolved into forms more unusual than ever before. Strange ...

A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our ...

Around 66 million years ago, springtime in the Northern Hemisphere brought disaster and mass death to Earth in the form of a giant asteroid impact that triggered a global extinction. 164 ...

Nearly 66 million years ago, a large asteroid hit Earth and contributed to the global extinction of dinosaurs, allowing the rise of mammals and leaving birds as their only living descendants.

"These krakens must have been a fearsome sight to behold." Scientists just classified an enormous octopus that likely ruled ...

An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 100 million years. An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera ...