Jurassic
A 'Giant' Prehistoric Insect Was Accidentally Rediscovered at a Walmart
The giant lacewing is a relic from the Jurassic, and wasn't spotted in eastern North America for 50 years—until a researcher took a trip to Walmart.
The Biggest Flying Animal in the Jurassic Has Been Discovered in Scotland
With an eight-foot wingspan, the "spectacularly preserved" animal fills “a frustrating gap in the pterosaur record," reports a new study.
Desperate Dinosaurs Turned to Cannibalism to Survive, Study Suggests
Paleontologists found the first clear evidence of cannibalism in Allosaurus, indicating that either dinosaurs as a whole were more into cannibalism than we thought, or these carnivores went through a dark and harsh period.
Cam’ron Is Not Convinced That Dinosaurs Ever Existed
"Word, so they just found all these bones and glued them together? ... Sounds like more of a money-maker to me.”
Scientists Found a Hidden 'Jurassic World' Buried Underneath Australia
The subterranean remains of 100 volcanoes formed some 180 million years ago were detected under a major petroleum hotspot.
What This Rare Skull Tells Us About Dinosaur Parenting
Some dinosaurs nurtured their offspring, but Diplodocus kids were likely left to fend for themselves as soon as they hatched.
A 200-Million-Year Old Display Fossil Turns Out to Be a Rare Pregnant Specimen
The pregnant ocean predator from the Jurassic is the largest of her kind.
Did Early Mammals Really Evolve Night Vision to Avoid Hungry Dinosaurs?
If you’re tiny, outnumbered, and have significantly smaller teeth, why compete when you can cleverly adapt instead?
These Are the Dinosaurs Paleontologists Want to See in Movies
Therizinosaurus, the Edward Scissorhands of dinosaurs, is a popular contender.
New Fossils Show 160-Million-Year-Old Mammals Were Just as Cool as Dinosaurs
The discovery of two new “mammaliaform” fossils are a testament to the badassery of our earliest forebears.
Was Archaeopteryx Really the First Bird?
Paleontologists have found the most well-preserved specimen of the species ever unearthed. But it's not the earliest bird to catch a worm.