Fossils unearthed in New Mexico reveal an ancient crocodile relative that walked on two legs and had a birdlike beak. This ...

Even though the dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, modern researchers argue that there is still proof that ...

The recently announced titanosaur, the largest dinosaur yet uncovered in Thailand, likely stretched more than 88 feet in ...

About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth in a very different environment than we see today, with some creatures ...

Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil evidence suggests their babies were frequently eaten by multiple predators, making ...

Long before the first dinosaur hatched, Earth's ancient life was already thriving. There were bizarre sea creatures and lumbering plant-eaters that ruled prehistoric landscapes for hundreds of ...

May 23rd is World Turtle Day. It’s the perfect time to celebrate what makes these creatures so amazing and focus on what you ...

In the Triassic, the modern animals we know were just beginning to diversify into a menagerie of forms and body plans that ...

The ascent of the dinosaurs to the throne of the animal kingdom may have been more gradual than previously believed, according to scientists. New fossil discoveries dating from about 215 million years ...

In all, 75% of Earth's species went extinct, including the nonavian dinosaurs. So how did some animals ‪—‬ including species ...

The newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, prehistoric seas and rivers were full of strange fish with armor, fins, lungs, slime, and ...