Their dream came spectacularly true on that momentous day in 1974. The Lucy fossil preserved skull fragments and a lower jaw ...

The San people in South Africa painted animals that related to their cultural beliefs, but were most likely inspired by ...

The Hell Creek Formation in what's now the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming was once home to some of the world's most beloved ...

Evidence suggests that “the precursors to the dinosaurs and pterosaurs were much more diverse than previously imagined.” ...

Brazilian cynodont fossils have shed light on early mammalian evolution, revealing earlier and independent development of key features like the jaw and middle ear. The discovery of new cynodont ...

A fossil, believed to be one of the oldest ever, could help explain the rise of the dinosaurs. Scientists in Brazil announced ...

Mammals that lived alongside dinosaurs grew more slowly and lived longer than they do today, analysis of fossils found on the Isle of Skye has revealed. A team led by researchers at National Museums ...

This "living fossil" can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it ...

In western North America during the twilight of the dinosaur age, the unquestioned ruler was Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the ...

“Every nook and cranny and bump that occurs on a bone can tell us something about where the muscles or tendons attached and ...

BRASILIA: Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small dog with a long tail, ...

The free kid-and-pet-friendly event will be in Cocoa Village on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct.