Latest about newfound species
Ancient 10-armed vampire squid relative named for Joe Biden
A 328 million-year-old cephalopod may be the oldest in a group related to octopuses and vampire squids.
Tiny-headed stegosaur with long tail spikes is one of the oldest of its kind
A newly described Jurassic stegosaur species from China is one of the oldest of its kind.
Largest Jurassic pterosaur on record unearthed in Scotland
A newfound species of pterosaur, the largest on record from the Jurassic, was found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Skull of 'armless' meat-eating dinosaur discovered
Researchers in Argentina have found the skull of a previously unknown abelisaurid dinosaur.
240 million-year-old 'crocodile beast' was one of the largest of its kind
A newly described archosaur that lived 240 million years ago in what is now Tanzania had "'powerful jaws and large knife-like teeth."
Bizarre tail on little dinosaur-age bird was literally a drag
An extraordinary 120-million-year-old fossil bird from China reveals that the animal had a sexy but vaguely impractical tail.
Weird 'broomstick' necked Triassic reptile named after mythical Greek sea monster
These strange, long-necked Triassic beasts were able to coexist because they chowed down on different prey.
Newly discovered neon-green spider named after the 'Lady Gaga of mathematics'
Given their coloring, the members of this spider's family are known as green cucumber spiders.
