New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.

The Cretaceous Period produced some of the most unusual dinosaurs ever discovered. From sail-backed predators to long-clawed herbivores, evolution experimented with extreme body plans. Fossils reveal ...

A lost dinosaur track site in the Saizhurakh area of Mongolia is rediscovered, offering new clues about ancient ecosystems ...

Recently-unearthed fossils in Argentina suggest that giant dinosaurs roamed the Earth some 30 million years earlier than scientists had previously thought. The plant-eating dinosaur was a type of ...

Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing to ...

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A giant octopus, likened to a mythical creature said to be capable of dragging ships to their doom, roamed the seas during ...