With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, ...

In a nutshell Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore species in Egypt’s Fayum ...

Scientists have found evidence that a sudden event in ancient forests gave rise to humankind’s early ancestors. The indirect ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, ...

Fossils of the world’s oldest megaraptorid and the first-ever carcharodontosaurs in Australia have been discovered, ...

By filling in the gaps of the fossil record, paleontologists can better ... “The fact that they lost out to cats and dogs in their evolution is still a mystery but might be caused by their ...

The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large ... Smallest Arm Bone in Human Fossil Record Sheds Light on the Dawn of Homo ...

Scientists have uncovered an amazing leopard-sized predator that hunted early elephants a ... a treasure trove of fossils that tells the fascinating story of the evolution of mammals and primates.

These findings challenge the traditional view of brain evolution and demonstrate that, while ... Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion Feb. 10 ...

Find out what was going on in the oceans while dinosaurs dominated the land in the Fossil Marine Reptiles gallery. See some of the most complete fossils of these prehistoric sea animals, including ...