A team of international paleontologists has announced the discovery of Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed pachycephalosaur dinosaur, found in Mongolia’s Ear...
A tiny fossil discovered on the Devon coast in the UK has been identified as the oldest known member of the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes, and the tuatara. The new species, Agriodonto...
A remarkable 500 million year old fossil discovered in Morocco is reshaping our understanding of how starfish and sea urchins evolved their unique five-pointed body plans. The new species, Atla...
A spectacular new fossil discovery in Morocco has unveiled the world’s oldest known ankylosaur, Spicomellus afer, a heavily armoured dinosaur bristling with extraordinary spikes. The find, publ...
Nature has published a groundbreaking study detailing the discovery of Mirasaura grauvogeli, a 247-million-year-old reptile whose fossilized remains reveal bizarre, fern-like skin appendages unlike...
A team of paleontologists has uncovered evidence that a massive Jurassic marine reptile, Temnodontosaurus, evolved a form of “stealth mode” to silently hunt prey in dimly lit seas 183 million yea...
09-23 / 2025Research Highlight - Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Discovered in MongoliaA team of international paleontologists has announced the discovery of Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed pachycephalosaur dinosaur, found in Mongolia’s Ear...
09-15 / 2025Research Highlight - Oldest Known Lizard Relative Found in UK Triassic RocksA tiny fossil discovered on the Devon coast in the UK has been identified as the oldest known member of the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes, and the tuatara. The new species, Agriodonto...
09-15 / 2025Research Highlight - Ancient Spiny Creature Fills Gap in Evolution of Starfish and Sea UrchinsA remarkable 500 million year old fossil discovered in Morocco is reshaping our understanding of how starfish and sea urchins evolved their unique five-pointed body plans. The new species, Atla...
08-30 / 2025Research Highlight - Jurassic ‘Cactus Dinosaur’ Redraws Ankylosaur EvolutionA spectacular new fossil discovery in Morocco has unveiled the world’s oldest known ankylosaur, Spicomellus afer, a heavily armoured dinosaur bristling with extraordinary spikes. The find, publ...
07-28 / 2025Research Highlight – Ancient Reptile Discovery Illuminates Enigmatic Skin FeaturesNature has published a groundbreaking study detailing the discovery of Mirasaura grauvogeli, a 247-million-year-old reptile whose fossilized remains reveal bizarre, fern-like skin appendages unlike...
07-18 / 2025Research Highlight - Ichthyosaur Flipper Fossil Reveals Ancient Stealth TechnologyA team of paleontologists has uncovered evidence that a massive Jurassic marine reptile, Temnodontosaurus, evolved a form of “stealth mode” to silently hunt prey in dimly lit seas 183 million yea...