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Dinosaurs may have originated 10 million years earlier than fossils show

Dinosaurs are among the most majestic and iconic animals to have ever walked on our planet. While they are now extinct, they are estimated to have inhabited Earth for over 165 mill...

Stunning 132 million-year-old dinosaur tracks are rewriting history

A long-standing mystery in southern Africa’s fossil record is beginning to unravel. After massive lava flows 182 million years ago seemed to erase evidence of dinosaurs in the regi...

This strange giant dinosaur may change what we know about Jurassic titans

A bizarre new giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina is giving paleontologists a fresh look at how Jurassic titans evolved in the Southern Hemisphere. Bicharracosaurus dionidei str...

Patagonia yields 155-million-year-old long-necked dinosaur with links to two famous lineages

A German–Argentine team of paleontologists led by SNSB dinosaur expert Oliver Rauhut has discovered a new long-necked dinosaur, Bicharracosaurus dionidei, from the Upper Jurassic p...

Swedish expert on mission to bring Jurassic era to life

Two hundred million years ago, the land that became southern Sweden was covered in lush vegetation where crocodiles and dinosaurs roamed, an era palaeontologist Vivi Vajda and her....

London museum unveils jurassic ocean giants

A new exhibition at Natural History Museum in London is taking visitors back nearly 200 million years to a time when giant marine reptiles ruled the oceans.

155-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur May Be the First Jurassic Brachiosaurid Found in South America

Learn how this Argentine fossil documents one of the first Jurassic brachiosaurids from South America and reveals unexpected overlap between sauropod groups.

Jurassic Pier Adventures at Casino Pier

Go back in time for a prehistoric adventure right on the pier. This high-energy dinosaur show brings the Jurassic era to life with two incredible 13-foot-long dinosaurs stomping, c...

Tyrannosaur fossil reveals dark secret about apex predator: ‘Like solving ancient murder mystery’

Iconic dinosaur species didn’t let resources go to waste

Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans

A colossal new sea predator named Tylosaurus rex has been identified from fossils found in Texas, revealing a brutal 43-foot-long hunter that ruled ancient oceans 80 million years...

Dinosaurs May Have Emerged Earlier Than Thought—and Evolved in Rapid Bursts

Learn about the new estimate for the emergence of dinosaurs, which may have occurred 250 to 240 million years ago. 

A crushed fossil revealed a dinosaur that shouldn’t have existed

A badly mangled dinosaur skull, once forgotten in a drawer, turned out to be a rare and important discovery. Reconstructed by a Virginia Tech student, it revealed a new species of...

This 31-foot “terror croc” ate dinosaurs. Now it’s back

A massive, bus-sized “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been brought back to life in stunning detail with the first scientifically accurate full skeleton of Deinosuchu...

Before dinosaurs vanished, a hamster-sized mammal was already shaping what survived next on the Pacific Coast

Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet. Despite the devastation, some animals survived, including...

This 275-million-year-old animal had a twisted jaw like nothing alive today

Deep in a dried-up riverbed in Brazil, scientists uncovered a bizarre prehistoric mystery—twisted jawbones from a strange, long-lost animal unlike anything seen before. Dating back...

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Scientists Discover 132-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks on South Africa’s Coast

New fossil tracks reveal a hidden record of Cretaceous dinosaurs in southern Africa. Southern Africa is widely recognized for its rich fossil record, preserving evidence of ancient...

A “Uniquely Sucky Specimen,” This Smashed 205-Million-Year-Old Skull Demonstrates Early Dinosaur Div...

Learn more about the “folded” fossil of Ptychotherates bucculentus, from one of the first families of carnivorous dinosaurs.

Paleontology rocked by discovery of organic molecules in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that dinosaur fossils may still contain traces of their original proteins, overturning a long-standing belief that fossilization destr...

What a toothless, two-legged crocodile cousin reveals about life before dinosaurs dominated

In the Triassic, the modern animals we know were just beginning to diversify into a menagerie of forms and body plans that rhyme with the lifestyles of extinct and living animals b...

T. rex of the ocean? Massive marine predator discovered was ‘a true terror of its time’

The T. rex of the ocean: A trio of researchers uncovered a massive marine reptile with the scientific name Tylosaurus rex after a hefty amount of detective work.

Mammal ancestors laid eggs—and this 250-million-year-old fossil proves it

A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plan...

210-Million-Year-Old Ancient Crocodile Cousin Was Built to Crush Prey, Triassic Fossil Reveals

A newly discovered ancient crocodile cousin from a 210-million-year-old Triassic crocodile fossil reveals a powerful prehistoric crocodile predator built to crush larger prey.

Touch ancient poo at the Natural History Museum’s Jurassic sea monsters exhibition

The Natural History Museum’s latest exhibition mixes enormous marine reptile fossils with hands-on exhibits that reveal just how strange — and sometimes unsettling — the Jurassic s...