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Dinosaurs May 2, 2016

9-foot 'butcher crocodile' likely ruled before dinosaurs

A 9-foot-tall beast with bladelike teeth once stalked the warm and wet environs of what is now North Carolina some 230 million years ago, before dinosaurs came onto the scene there, scientists have found

Digging History May 2, 2016

Prehistoric 'sea monster' had more legs than thought

A 480-million-year-old fossil is giving paleontologists new insights into a sea monsterlike creature called an anomalocaridid, which is an ancestor of modern-day arthropods such as lobsters and scorpions, a new study finds

Digging History May 2, 2016

Dino Down Under sported claws the size of kitchen knives

The largest meat-eating dinosaur ever discovered in Australia had sickle-shaped claws the size of chef's knives, a daunting feature that likely made up for its fairly delicate jaws and small teeth, a new study finds

Digging History May 2, 2016

How armored dinosaur got its bone-bashing tail

Armored, squat, and built like a tank, ankylosaurs were a type of dinosaur known for their bony, protective exterior and distinct, sledgehammer-shaped tails.

Digging History May 2, 2016

'Fake' fossil is actually 189 million-year-old remains of undiscovered species

For 30 years, an overlooked dinosaur fossil at the Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery in Doncaster, U.K. was believed to be a plastic replica of an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric aquatic reptile. Thanks to the work of one young paleontologist, not only was the fossil found to be real, but it is 189 million-year-old remains of a previously unknown species of the ancient reptile.

Digging History May 2, 2016

Dinos got high, oldest grass fungus fossil hints

Millions of years before LSD and rock and roll, dinosaurs munched on psychedelic fungus, a new study suggests.

Digging History May 2, 2016

New species of long-necked ‘dragon’ dinosaur discovered in China

A new species of long-necked dinosaur was discovered by Canadian paleontologists from bones discovered in central China.

Dinosaurs May 2, 2016

Dinosaurs thriving in Europe before asteroid hit, new study shows

Dinosaurs were flourishing in Europe right before their rapid demise, according to a new study. This would help confirm that dinosaurs the world over were wiped out by an asteroid’s impact 66 million years ago - a theory sometimes questioned due to lack of non-North American fossil evidence.

Digging History May 2, 2016

Ancient knife-toothed reptile is crocodile cousin

The fossil of a prehistoric 9-foot-long carnivorous reptile that had sharp, serrated teeth is helping researchers fill out the early branches of the reptile family tree, according to a new study.  It's unclear where the reptile, Nundasuchus songeaensis, falls on the evolutionary tree, said Sterling Nesbitt, an assistant professor of geology at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Digging History May 2, 2016

Giant fossils get renewed life with 3D scans

The cracked and broken bones of a 1.8-million-year-old crocodile, elephant and giant tortoise are now recorded in meticulous detail, thanks to cutting-edge 3D scanners

Dinosaurs April 28, 2016

Dinosaur decline started long before asteroid impact

The dinosaurs — the so-called tyrants of the Mesozoic era — weren't exactly thriving during their last few million years on Earth, a new study finds