Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

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

"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.

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Yet, some early birds, ...

Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

A new study by Ohio University found an important fossil of the oldest known modern bird, which lived in Antarctica when ...

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

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

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