Oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed dinosaur is found in Mongolia

The skeleton will tell researchers much more about the anatomy of pachycephalosaurs, two-legged herbivores that are among the “most enigmatic” dinosaurs. Read More

Meet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Found

A newly discovered dinosaur species has been identified from a fossil unearthed in Mongolia that represents the most complete pachycephalosaur specimen yet found ... Read More

Scientists identify oldest large dinosaur predator from Welsh fossil found 12 years ago

Newtonsaurus cambrensis is very large, larger than most, if not all, contemporary predators. For a therapod dinosaur from the Triassic era to be so large is essentially unprecedented. Read More

World’s Oldest Pachycephalosaur Fossil Pushes Back These Dinosaurs’ Emergence By 15 Million Years

Scientists digging in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert have discovered a new species of pachycephalosaur. Normally, a new species would be exciting news enough, but this fossil is reshaping what we know about ... Read More

Oldest known docodontan fossil found in Greenland narrows the evolutionary gap

In a recent study by Dr. Sofia Patrocínio and her colleagues, published in Papers in Palaeontology, a new specimen of Docodonta is described. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ... Read More

Fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon reveals a sea world teeming with strange prehistoric life

More than half a billion years ago, the Grand Canyon was not the arid landscape we know today but a shallow, tropical sea teeming with strange life. Now, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil ... Read More

Fossil teeth lead to discovery of human species that lived alongside our oldest ancestors

Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived alongside each other between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago, reshaping what is known about our evolution. The 13 ... Read More