New Permian species, Yinshanosaurus angustus, found in China.

Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

I am hiking along the Metacomet Ridge in Greenfield, Massachusetts – a rather steep basaltic structure, modestly less than five hundred feet high and topped by a stately brick tower constructed in ...

Biomass reveals the real impact and energy flow of life in an ecosystem, like knowing not just the cast of a play, but who ...

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by ...

Heavy rains in Archer County revealed a rare Eryops megacephalus skull, an ancient amphibian with a mouth full of curved ...

By using high-resolution fossil data and advanced computing tools, the scientists revealed that over 300 million years ago, ...

This year's June excavation at the world-famous Bromacker fossil site in Thuringia was once again a complete success and produced some great finds. A bone layer, small skeletons and an ash layer ...

Ever since the first fragments of pterosaur bone surfaced nearly 250 years ago , palaeontologists have puzzled over one ...

Inside that coprolite (a fossilized piece of dung) paleontologists have discovered the oldest physical evidence of Lepidoptera, the group that includes moths and butterflies. Microscopic scales, just ...

The Permian basin has been the chief growth driver for U.S. shale oil production. The most prolific shale basin in North America has been the focus of attention for industry players and traders alike.