Discover the most complete fossil of Mixodectes pungens, shedding light on early mammalian evolution, its arboreal lifestyle, ...

The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era. It spans from 145 million to 201 ...

The museum's paleontology exhibit showcases fossils from the Ice Age to the late Triassic Period, including some of the earliest dinosaurs found in North America. Researchers at the museum ...

Old-growth forests are rare – less than 7% of the area of U.S. forests today – and are still often logged. To recover forest ecosystems across the U.S., it will not be enough to protect just ...

14, 2025 — Footprints of armored dinosaurs with tail clubs have been ... Mammals Were Adapting from Life in the Trees to Living on the Ground Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Apr. 1, 2025 ...

"Return of the Dinosaurs" opened April 6 and runs through Aug. 10. It requires a separate ticket, which costs $9 for non-members and $7 for members. Children age 1 and younger are admitted free.

Based on the age of the surrounding rock ... is famous for its late-Triassic-era fossils of trees, plants, reptiles and dinosaurs. John Burcham He and his colleagues found 16 of the animal ...

At the time, very few European dinosaurs had been found ... “Bones grow from the inside out, like trees,” explains Weishampel. “It’s possible to guess an age by counting the rings.” ...

What makes this discovery even more significant is the fossil’s age. It dates back to the Carboniferous Period, which was over 300 million years ago—long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

Watch - Andy travels back to prehistoric times and has adventures while meeting the dinosaurs and ice-age beasts that once roamed our planet. Find Andy's Prehistoric Adventures on BBC iPlayer.