Scientists have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur footprints, dating back 166 million years to the Middle Jurassic Period, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England. The remarkable find, first spied ...

Steve Brusatte, an evolutionary biologist who specializes in dinosaur anatomy and evolution, gave a lecture on the rise and fall of dinosaurs in Kane Hall on April 24. Presenting to a room of all ages ...

Six months ago, a team of paleontologists investigated a quarry in Oxfordshire, England, that had some unusual bumps in its floor. The bumps, as it turns out, constitute about 200 dinosaur footprints ...

Many marine creatures like ammonoids and conodonts went extinct, as well as land animals like phytosaurs, aetosaurs, giant amphibians called metoposaurs, and lots of crocodile-like reptiles. However, ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our understanding of prehistoric life. Leedsichthys problematicus, an enormous ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The tooth-marked bones of giant, plant-eating dinosaurs have provided a fascinating glimpse into the prehistoric feeding ...

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to researchers. Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new species of pterosaur was discovered from a period and location ...

A field crew studying fossil tracks near Lake Powell recently discovered an "extremely rare" set of prehistoric fossils along a stretch of the reservoir in Utah, officials announced on Friday. The ...

Scientists have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur footprints, dating back 166 million years to the Middle Jurassic Period, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England. The remarkable find, first spied ...