The Mesozoic Era, spanning from approximately 252 to 66 million years ago, is often referred to as the “Age of Reptiles.” ...

"Previously, the oldest record of short-tailed birds is from the Early Cretaceous. Baminornis zhenghensis is the sole ...

The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...

A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.

Wang Min, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, speaks ...

They recovered a well-preserved hip bone (sacrum) of an Edmontosaurus dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota. This formation dates back to the late Cretaceous period, suggesting this ...

Close-up of a plesiosaur fossil skull showcasing sharp teeth ... Image by National Science Foundation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons During the Mesozoic Era, plesiosaurs occupied a critical ...

The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples ...

Fossil evidence suggests a temperate climate with lush vegetation ... pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known ...

Fossil evidence suggests a temperate climate with lush vegetation ... pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era when non-avian dinosaurs ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...