The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Sixty six million years ago, sea monsters really existed. They were mosasaurs, huge marine lizards that lived at the same time as the last dinosaurs. Growing up to 12 metres long, mosasaurs looked like a Komodo dragon with flippers and a shark-like tail. They were also wildly diverse, evolving dozens…

The 230-million-year-old fossil had been locked inside stone since it was discovered a century ago

The true devastating power of the mega-tsunami that was triggered by the asteroid impact that killed most dinosaurs has been revealed.

Paleontologists describe some of the oldest teeth, jaws and limbs ever discovered

Sue, the biggest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doubt was a fearsome beast when this predator prowled what is now South Dakota about 67 million years ago at the twilight of the age of dinosaurs. But even this huge dinosaur, whose fossils are displayed at the Field Museum…

A vast mountain range dating back to the dinosaur era remains totally unexplored. Now a ship is setting sail on a 35-day journey to study them.

Uranium, pollen and charcoal trapped in speleothem have helped scientists uncover the true age of these South Australian caves.

Some of the world’s most significant fossil discoveries have come from China. These include amazing feathered dinosaurs, the earliest modern mammals, and some of the oldest-known animals on Earth.

The research found that major impact events on Earth did not happen in isolation, but were accompanied by a series of smaller impacts.