A remarkable fossil discovery in Australia has reshaped scientists’ understanding of the Cretaceous predator hierarchy, ...

One branch of theropods were giants in South America while another filled smaller niches, but in Australia they reversed ...

Discover the 10 oldest animal fossils ever found, revealing ancient life forms that shaped evolution. Explore their origins, ...

Fossils of the world’s oldest megaraptorid and the first-ever carcharodontosaurs in Australia have been discovered, ...

Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of not one but two apex predator groups coexisting in ancient Victoria, Australia. First, they have identified the oldest megaraptorid fossils ever found, ...

Paleontologists believe that Leioproctus barrydonovani inhabited broadleaf forests surrounding a Miocene maar lake—a crater ...

Contenders for the true first birds have now been found in Chinese rocks dating from the late Jurassic, around 149 million ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird.

A discovery in Southern Arizona could potentially be the oldest firearms ever found in the United States. Last year, researchers published a study about two cannons unearthed near the modern-day U ...

The fossil discovered at Sea-Tac Airport is at the Burke Museum, and named for the man who first came across it. Nearly 60% of the fossil's remains were recovered, inspiring years of research.

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...