A three-toed footprint appeared in the rock, slightly longer than my hiking boot. The outlines weren’t crisp, but the impression was deep enough to collect sand grains and pebbles. This impression is ...

Researchers are uncovering the evolutionary steps that set the stage for dinosaurs to rule the planet Amy McDermott, PNAS Front Matter Paleontologists have found early examples of theropods, the group ...

Last September photographer Elio Della Ferrera spotted thousands of dinosaur tracks traversing vertical rock faces in the Fraele Valley of Stelvio National Park, high in the Italian Alps. Some of the ...

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In the long shadow of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, life appears to have bounced back with surprising speed. A new analysis of sedimentation rates suggests that the first wave of marine ...

A remarkably preserved fossil unearthed in China has offered scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the true appearance of dinosaur skin. The newly identified species, Haolong dongi, an ...