A fossil fragment that disappeared for around two decades has helped scientists identify a previously unknown reptile that lived about 240 million years ago long before dinosaurs came to dominate the ...

Until now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because it would absorb ...

The ancient reptile has just two living relatives, both of which are endangered ...

Scientists have identified a new extinct crocodilian species in 45-million-year-old Egyptian fossils. Named Herugavialis ...

Around 309 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs, the area around Chicago was a swampy river delta swarming with early land-dwelling animals, giant insects and strange swimming animals. What ...

CT scans helped determine that the fossil unearthed in Egypt came from a distinctly different ancient species.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new species of dinosaur has been discovered from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight which has been "overlooked" for study for ...