Curiosities
Fossilized footprints from an iguana-like reptile provide what could be the earliest evidence of a lizard running on two legs.
A new study shows how a group of ancient reptiles called captorhinids could detach their tails to avoid predation.
Everything we know about dinosaurs is connected to fossil records and, if the last decade is anything to go by, all of that could...
Black Beauty is a well preserved fossil of Tyrannosaurus rex. The nickname stems from the apparent shiny dark...
China's dinosaur county, Jiayin, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has restored a total of 813 dinosaur fossils since 1902.
For anyone who has a keen interest in dinosaurs and has a 3D printer to hand – admittedly, likely a small subset of people – January has provided an opportunity to...
Angiosperms (flowering plants) are neither as old as suggested by previous molecular studies, nor as young as a literal interpretation of their fossil record, according to new research.
Dinosaurs and influenza would seem to have nothing in common, but a powerful new method of analyzing biogeographical data can be applied to both — helping to solve mysteries about long-extinct animals, while also preventing flu's spread....