An exceptionally preserved skull, discovered in northeastern Spain, sheds new light on the evolution of stegosaurs. This rare ...

A newly identified mid-sized dinosaur from Mongolia dubbed the "Dragon Prince" has been identified as a pivotal forerunner of ...

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to ...

Ancient fossils from Alaska reveal birds nested in the Arctic 73 million years ago, challenging previous assumptions about ...

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s ...

Field crews in Wyoming uncovered not one but four snake fossils so intact that their skulls, ribs, and tails lay in ...

A Chicago fossil of Archaeopteryx uncovers unknown features, supporting theories of bird evolution from dinosaurs and highlighting its unique flight adaptations.

Though the Baminornis fossil preserved much of the skeleton, the feathers ... It was also missing the skull, limiting clues about the bird’s diet. Nevertheless, “Baminornis tells us that ...

The discovery of a remarkably near-complete fossil skull of ... iaai's" skeleton, with preserved bones depicted in white. Christopher Torres, University of the Pacific Birds from elsewhere around ...

“Few birds are as likely to start as many ... coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Additionally, the skull features and other parts of its skeleton suggest that Vegavis used its feet for underwater ...

A mostly headless skeleton of a loon-size diving bird emerged ... Nearly 20 years later, a 2011 Antarctic expedition turned up a bird skull that more recently was matched with Vegavis iaai.

"Few birds are as likely to start ... while diving to snap up fish. These skull features are consistent with clues from elsewhere in the skeleton, suggesting that Vegavis used its feet for ...