Dinosaur

An inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia that has emerged over the past decade as a significant fossil deposit has revealed the fossilized bones of four different species of dinosaurs. This includes a megaraptor, according to a study published on...

A new study of a microscopic Triassic fossil reptile unearthed more than 100 years ago has revealed that it is related to the species that would eventually become pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the dinosaur era. Tens of millions of...

Off the coast of West Africa, a potential asteroid impact crater has been found, providing new insights into the extinction of the dinosaurs. Uisdean Nicholson, a geologist at Heriot Watt University in the UK, and his team began poring over...

A stunningly preserved leg of a dinosaur found at the Tanis fossil site in North Dakota in the US is believed to be linked to the catastrophic asteroid event that wiped out the species 66 million years ago. Scientists say...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of crocodile, CNN reported on Monday. The new crocodile species dates back to the Cretaceous period, when most of the commonly known dinosaurs were roaming the Earth. And its last meal was...

Scientists in the United Kingdom found the remains of an ichthyosaur dinosaur on Monday. The scientists unwittingly discovered the skeleton during routine maintenance at a British nature reserve and reservoir. Researchers at Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife...