A 125-million-year-old fossil reveals a newly discovered dinosaur covered in unusual spikes scientists have never seen before.

An expanse of ancient rock in the high-altitude Torotoro National Park in Bolivia has been revealed as the largest dinosaur tracksite ever recorded. The site includes a record-smashing 16,600 ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any animal to get preserved with exceptional detail in sandstones, which are ...

Fossils, like historical maps, are relics of a past we can still learn from today. They capture a snapshot in time of Earth as it once was. Through study, we can unlock details about the organisms, ...

How Do We Understand the Natural World? The Nature of Science and the Field of Paleontology -- How Do We Know When Dinosaurs Lived? Interpreting Earth's History from Rocks -- How Do We Explain ...

New estimate says dinosaur grew fast, could have reached 9 tons. Oct. 16, 2011 — -- Johnny Cash might have said life wasn't easy for a dinosaur named Sue. She grew up quick and she grew up mean, ...

A new study led by a researcher from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University examined dinosaur fossils preserved with their feathers and found that ...