Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain
Around 200 million years ago, the first true mammals appeared during the reign of the dinosaurs. Yet, the roots of mammals extend even further back to a group of ancient creatures known as…
7.5-million-year-old fossils from Türkiye
Fossil excavations in Kayseri, backed by the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, are offering invaluable insights into global paleontological history, uncovering specimens that date back 7.5 million years. With ongoing laboratory work and fossil assembly,…
Clues about how dinosaurs dominated the Earth.
Faeces, vomit and fossilised food from inside stomachs have provided new clues into how dinosaurs rose to dominate Earth, a new study revealed on Wednesday. Scientists have discovered plenty about dinosaurs — particularly…
New pterosaur species discovered in Japan
Pterosaurs were highly successful flying reptiles—often mistakenly classified as dinosaurs—that thrived between 210 and 65 million years ago. As the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, they predated the emergence of birds and…
World’s Largest Worm Lizard
Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi inhabited what is now Africa during the Eocene epoch, approximately 47 million years ago. This newly identified species is part of the Trogonophidae family, a group of small, limbless, carnivorous, lizard-like…
New “terror birds” discovered in South America
Scientists have identified a new species of the massive avian predators known as “terror birds,” which once roamed the South American landscape in search of prey. The discovery was made through the analysis…
Prehistoric dolphin could hear high-frequency sounds
A team of researchers led by SNSB paleontologist Gertrud Rößner has identified a new species of prehistoric dolphin. Analysis of the fossil’s inner ear indicates that this dolphin had excellent high-frequency hearing, similar…
The smallest dinosaur egg ever found
A meticulous, three-year investigation has substantiated that the “Ganzhou Mini Egg” is the smallest known dinosaur egg. With a length of only 30 millimeters (approximately 1.18 inches), this specimen is considerably smaller than…
75-million-year-old sauropod dinosaur discovered in Spain
A new study has recently revealed the discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur, called Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra. This herbivorous giant lived in the Cuenca region of Spain approximately 75 million years ago,…
Why dinosaur collagen may have survived millions of years
Anne Trafton | MIT News Collagen, a protein found in bones and connective tissue, has been found in dinosaur fossils as old as 195 million years. That far exceeds the normal half-life of the peptide…