Paleontologists in southwestern China recently discovered an almost complete skeleton of a prehistoric marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur. But they also found something completely unexpected – a well-preserved, extremely long reptile in the stomach of that creature. Ichthyosaurs were giant, dolphin-like carnivores that lived during the time of the …
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Say hello to a new theropod dinosaur species, Vectaerovenator inopinatus. Discovered after a series of serendipitous fossil finds on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, it is thought to date to 115 million years ago, during the Cretaceous. The Latin name of the new dino roughly refers to …
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Scientists have discovered what they believe to be a new species of theropod dinosaur – making it a close relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex. A group of researchers said they had recently discovered rare bones in the UK that appear to be related to the iconic species. Paleontologists at the …
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It was another time. By the end of the Cretaceous, North America was beaten in two by a giant inland sea. Dinosaurs, near the end of their reign, still abound in this hot, wet place. But they had to watch their step, especially through the edge of the water. In …
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Scientists have successfully revived microbes that had been dormant at the bottom of the sea since the age of dinosaurs, allowing organisms to eat and even multiply after eons in the depths. His research sheds light on the remarkable survival power of some of the most primitive species on Earth, …
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