
Jawless Vertebrate Had World's Sharpest Teeth
Marine creatures called conodonts used minuscule tooth points to apply large pressure to food

Jawless Vertebrate Had World's Sharpest Teeth
Marine creatures called conodonts used minuscule tooth points to apply large pressure to food

Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent
The American West once harbored multiple communities of dinosaurs simultaneously—a revelation that has scientists scrambling to understand how the land could have supported so many behemoths


Museum Menagerie: Historical Photos of the Construction of Early Wildlife Exhibits [Slide Show]
In honor of Darwin's birthday, we take a look back at diverse species being readied for display at the American Museum of Natural History

Did a Giant Impact Usher in Dinosaurs, Not Just Take Them Out?
Did a giant impact 200 million years ago trigger a mass extinction and pave the way for the dinosaurs?

Tyrannosaurs Were Power-Walkers
Limb analysis suggests dinosaurs moved with short, fast strides.

Tooth Chemistry Reveals Sauropod Sojourns
First hard evidence of seasonal dinosaur migration found in dental enamel.

Tool Found in Mastodon Fossil Supports Role of Human Hunters in Megafauna Extinction
A bone tool embedded in a mastodon rib suggests humans were hunting big game earlier than thought.

Kraken Versus Ichthyosaur: Let the Battle Commence
Researcher suggests odd arrangement of marine fossils was stockpiled by enormous, tentacled beast.

The Dinosaur Baron of Transylvania
A maverick aristocrat's ideas about dinosaur evolution turn out to have been decades ahead of their time

The Life and Legacy of the Dinosaur Baron

Amber Inclusions Showcase Prehistoric Feathers
Fossils could help to reveal how dino feathers first evolved.

Pregnant Plesiosaur Fossil Suggests the Sea Reptile Cared for Its Young
A single large baby suggests that plesiosaurs cared for their young.