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Sail-Backed Dinosaur Istiorachis Macarthurae Described from Isle of Wight Fossils

Researchers interpret the elongated dorsal spines as a display structure rather than a heat regulator.

Scientists Name Shark-Like Oligocene Whale Janjucetus dullardi

Scientists Name New Long-Necked Plesiosaur From Germany’s Jurassic Fossil Beds

Scientists Establish New Jurassic Plesiosaur Genus From Holzmaden Fossil

Pterosaur Fossil Reveals First Direct Evidence of Herbivory

Trace Fossils Push Back Cambrian Explosion by 15 Million Years

New Armored Lizard Species Identified From 77-Million-Year-Old Utah Fossils

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis Reveals Tyrannosaur Ancestor of T. Rex

Fossilized Dinosaur Gut Confirms Sauropods Swallowed Plants Whole

Megalodon Was a Flexible Supercarnivore, New Study Shows

Zinc Isotopes Reveal Megalodon Diet from Whales to Small Fish

New Study Reclassifies Deinosuchus as Saltwater-Tolerant Predator on Unique Crocodilian Lineage

New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Canadian Rockies Fills Fossil Record Gap

New Two-Fingered Dinosaur Species Discovered in Mongolia

Study Suggests Earliest Dinosaurs Originated in Equatorial Gondwana

New Study Reveals Australopithecus Had a Predominantly Plant-Based Diet

Study Reveals Prehistoric Kangaroos Had Diverse Diets, Challenging Extinction Theories

230-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Redefines Early Evolution Timeline

1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Show Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya

1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Coexistence of Two Early Human Species in Kenya