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Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them allNew dating has revealed that New Mexico's last dinosaurs were healthy, diverse and thriving at the end of the Cretaceous period, suggesting non-avian dinosaurs weren't in decline before being snuffed out by the asteroid strike.
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New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' could help solve an evolutionary mysteryThe newly discovered ichthyosaur dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapsis was about 10 feet long and had a sword-shaped snout.
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Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snakeResearchers have discovered a mysterious ancient lizard with snake-like teeth in Scotland. Breugnathair elgolensis is one of the oldest relatively complete lizard fossils and helps scientists better understand the origins of snakes in the Jurassic period.
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95 million-year-old 'tiny, tiny skull' from never-before-seen crocodile-like creature discovered in MontanaResearchers have described a whole new family of extinct crocodyliforms based on the fossilized remains of a single teenage croc named Elton discovered in the Blackleaf Formation.
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Gigantic dinosaur with 'claws like hedge trimmers' found with croc leg still in its jaws in ArgentinaSpeedy megaraptor Joaquinraptor casali had big arms and claws like hedge trimmers that would have made T. rex's forelimbs look puny.
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Oldest-known dome-headed dinosaur discovered sticking out of a cliff in Mongolia's Gobi DesertThe juvenile pachycephalosaurs, which predates the previous oldest dome-headed dinosaur by 15 million years, reveals more about how and when this unusual feature developed.
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Scientists find baby pterosaurs died in violent Jurassic storm 150 million years agoResearchers found storm injuries during a baby pterosaur post-mortem, solving a Jurassic mystery that was 150 million years in the making.
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Ancient DNA from Mexico's mammoths reveals unexpected — and unexplained — genetic mysteriesColumbian mammoths in Mexico are genetically different from those in the U.S. and Canada, surprise DNA study reveals.
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'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in MoroccoThe ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.
