Sharp-Nosed Marine Reptile Is a Triassic Surprise
A fossil found in Alaska may help explain why a mysterious group of seagoing creatures went extinct
Laelaps
Following the fossil trail through evolution, extinction, and survival
Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch
The fossil of an ancient squid relative tells paleontologists something new about the reptile that tried to feed on it
Penguin Skin Offers Hints about Dinosaur Fluff
A fossil penguin wing found in Antarctica has broader implications for what dinosaurs looked like
Paleontologists Dig Into a Giant Sloth Boneyard
Ancient drought and unfortunate bathroom habits may have doomed some ice age sloths
What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like?
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
The Biggest Whales Are Yet to Come
A study of whale feeding habits found that food is the main limit to the size of ocean giants
The Time of Giants
Envisioning the Jurassic world requires a lot of fossil detective work
Doing the Crocodile Trot
A new study finds that many crocodile species can bound and gallop. But alligators can’t
Alligators Don’t Play Pick-Up Sticks to Lure Lunch
A new study casts doubt over the suggestion that alligators use sticks to catch birds
The Secret of the Crocodile “Death Roll”
Out of 25 living crocodilian species, all but one have been seen to “death roll”
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