Some 200 million years ago, a 12-ton dinosaur that was double the size of an African elephant stomped around South Africa. In ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

Scientists discovered a 400-million-year-old fossil known as Prototaxites, which does not belong to any known life form ...

Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...

Parts of New Jersey were once underwater on prehistoric Earth, and the fossils on site are buried in marl sand as opposed to being encased in rock like researchers find in other parts of the country.

Where they lived: Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica. What they ate: Some ate plants, while others ate animals, including other dinosaurs. How big they were ...