Dinosaurs belong to the reptilian group known as diapsids, which also includes modern birds and reptiles like lizards. Mammals, on the other hand, have their roots in an entirely different branch ...

Despite Earth's most devastating mass extinction wiping out over 80% of marine life and half of land species, a group of ...

Modern birds share many traits with dinosaurs, including hollow bones and wishbones. Early birds were also better able to survive the cold conditions after the asteroid strike than many reptiles.

Pterosaurs, which dominated the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, first evolved to take to the air in ...

The forerunners of dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Triassic period were able to migrate across areas of the ancient world ...

Discover the migration routes of ancient reptiles and how they thrived in a nearly lifeless environment after the mass ...

Analysis of feathers trapped in amber sheds new light on evolutionary path that led to early birds’ ability to fly.

Studying bromalites helped paleontologists piece together how the reptiles came to rule a part of the prehistoric world. Coprolites of herbivorous dinosaurs that were found to contain numerous ...