Paleontologists are flocking to the recently discovered bird-like dinosaur fossil named Fujianvenator prodigiosus. Unearthed in 2022, this fossil revealed surprising details that turn previous ideas ...

Buried beneath the sun-baked rock of Big Bend National Park, a colossal secret lay hidden for millions of years—until a group of geology students recently unearthed the rare bones of the park's latest ...

An ancient cerapodan dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco has been identified as the oldest of its kind, shedding light on the early evolution of these herbivorous dinosaurs. Unearthed in the El ...

Dr. Chris Shelton and student Kolby Dooling unearthed a rare, well-preserved ammonite fossil at a site in Oklahoma, and it ...

Dinosaurs Roamed the Northern Hemisphere Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, According to New Analysis of the Oldest North American Fossils Jan. 7, 2025 — A newly described ...

However, at face value, the fossils available for study from this time — more than 8,000 — suggest the number of dinosaur species peaked about 75 million years ago and then declined in the 9 ...

The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine ...

Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record Date: April 8, 2025 Source: University College London Summary: The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before ...