Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jurassic period was characterized by a warm, wet climate that gave rise to lush vegetation and abundant life. Many new ...

A team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three meters—making it one of the largest pterosaurs ...

Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previously believed. Evidence for this thesis has been provided by new fossils of a ray-like shark, ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports describes the identification of a new species of long-necked dinosaur found in ...

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is believed to have lived around 150 million years ago.

Scientists have identified a new long-necked dinosaur species in Thailand. The 150 million-year-old Jurassic fossil is the country's first confirmed Mamenchisauridae discovery.

The discovery of an almost complete skeleton on the British Jurassic Coast represents a major advance for paleontology. This specimen, named Xiphodracon goldencapensis or "Sword Dragon of Dorset," ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The tooth-marked bones of giant, plant-eating dinosaurs have provided a ...

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end? What is the Jurassic period and why did it end? The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast The forgotten fossil hunter who ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two brand-new species of early mammals from the Jurassic period have ...

Scientists found an unexpected aging pattern in a mostly intact juvenile mammal skeleton from the paleontological period. By Jack Tamisiea Small mammals often live fast and die young. Rodents and ...

Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previously believed. Evidence for this thesis has been provided by new fossils of a ray-like shark, ...