New Ankylosaur Found With Armour Like Nothing Seen Before In Dinosaurs
From the dusty ridge tops of Morocco, paleontologists have found a really cool ankylosaur. Spicomellus afer – the oldest known ankylosaur.
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New Species
Every new species reported on Triassic Times: newly named dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals, fish and insects from across the fossil record.
New Isle of Wight Dinosaur Flaunted a Dramatic Back Sail
Scientists have discovered a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Isle of Wight that sports an unmistakable “sail” along its back and tail.
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Dragonfly Fossil that lived with Dinosaurs found in Canada
A fossil dragonfly wing found impressed in a rock, has given scientists a rare glimpse into Canada’s Cretaceous insects. The 75-million-year-old insect has been named Cordualadensa acorni. And it is the first Mesozoic dragonfly ever found in Canada.
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Beautiful Shiny Insect Fossil Found in Amber with Pollen On Its Legs
In the Cretaceous, amber resin dripped from trees and, sometimes, trapped tiny insects. Now, 100 million years later, we have found a beautiful, shiny insect trapped in amber.
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Australia’s Shark-Toothed Whale Adds a New Chapter to Whale Evolution
Fossil hunters have pulled a startling creature from the past in Australia. A tiny whale with razor teeth and huge eyes from 26 million years ago.
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New Fossils Show Early Humans and Australopithecus Lived Side by Side
Researchers have uncovered new evidence of early human relatives, belonging to two distinct genera – Homo and Australopithecus – living around the same time in the same place.
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Prehistoric Australian Wallaby Has Closest Living Relative in New Guinea
Fossils found in central Australia reveal a surprising link: a 6-million-year-old wallaby is related to forest-wallabies now found only in New Guinea.
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Mirasaura: A Triassic Reptile Like Nothing You’ve Seen
Paleontologists have revealed a wondrous new reptile from the Triassic called Mirasaura. It had a stunning crest of long, feather-like appendages.
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New Giant 18-metre 10-ton Rebbachisaurid Dinosaur Unearthed in Patagonia
Paleontologists in Argentina’s Patagonia have recently discovered the back half of a new rebbachisaurid sauropod, now named Astigmasaura genuflexa.
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Oldest East Asian Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Discovered
Scientists in China have discovered a new dinosaur species in Yunnan Province, Wudingloong wuiin, that lived about 200 million years ago.
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