Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history. It was in this ancient world ...

Fragmentary bones from Brazil reveal a new Triassic reptile close to the lineage that preceded dinosaurs and crocodiles.

Discover over 70 new species identified in museum collections, showcasing Earth's hidden biodiversity and the importance of ...

A fossil discovered in China has given scientists a rare look inside a marine reptile that livedabout 245 million years ago.

More than 200 million years ago, life on Earth was experimenting with new forms. The Triassic period gave rise to animals that look oddly familiar today, yet belonged to very different lineages.

A fossil overlooked for nearly 80 years has revealed a previously unknown crocodile relative that lived 210 million years ago ...

A stunningly intact marine reptile named Austronaga minuta that lived around 245 million years ago may have looked like a ...

The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is famous because adults look like overgrown babies, or tadpoles, retaining juvenile features as adults and capable of remarkable regeneration of lost limbs ...

A prehistoric "crime scene" involving a marine reptile eating one of its flying cousins before being killed by the "T-rex of ...

Let us accept it: science never fails to amaze the human mind, and sometimes, the greatest science isn’t happening in deserts ...