The recent identification of fossils from a heavily armored ancient crocodile ancestor species, known as aetosaurs, provides a glimpse into our world 215 million years ago. The study, led by ...

A puncture in the fossilized neck of a winged reptile that flew with the dinosaurs suggests the creature became a feast for a ...

Garzapelta lived about 215 million years ago and resembled a modern American crocodile—but with much more armor. "Take a crocodile from modern day, and turn it into an armadillo," said Reyes.

LAMBERT: The lives of pterosaurs are still pretty mysterious. Despite their gargantuan size, their bones are actually quite delicate, and so fossils are rare. This find turned out to be a juvenile, ...

Paleontologist Brian Pickles was wrapping up a field course in Alberta, Canada, when he came across a curious little fossil in Dinosaur Provincial Park. BRIAN PICKLES: When we brought it back to ...