A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ...

Fans of dragons from the fantasy genre will be excited about new discoveries related to the Dinocephalosaurus orientalis. This dinosaur is from the Triassic Period, about 240 million years ago. It ...

The rare species of prehistoric predator was found in southern England. A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to ...

The fossils date back to the Cambrian Explosion around half a billion years ago when animal life was evolving in new ways. Within the walls of the Grand Canyon, researchers have discovered thousands ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...