A massive trove of global fossil data has revealed variations in how elasmobranch species – sharks, skates, and rays – recovered after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction event. Among the ...

While dinosaurs were wiped out when a massive asteroid struck Earth, ammonites survived the massive explosion, only to disappear shortly after, as per a recent study published in Scientific Reports.

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New view of early bird diversification, showing the emergence of pygostyle and U-shaped furcula in the Late Jurassic and the occurrence of crown-group birds (Aves) in the Cretaceous. The timing of the ...

SAN DIEGO — Sea turtles are one of the most recognizable species of marine life gracing ocean waters across the globe. Despite that, there’s one big question mark surrounding the species that has ...

Sixty-six million years ago, in the wake of the Deccan volcanism that probably spelled the end for non-avian dinosaurs, a rich assemblage of plants, including ferns and mangroves, thrived and ...

The transition across the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary, approximately 66 million years ago, marks one of the most profound mass extinctions in Earth’s history, characterised by the demise of ...

Rare coastal discovery: A tourist at Lyme Regis found a fragment of the oldest known marine crocodile, exposed by natural cliff erosion. Unique fossil conditions: The Jurassic Coast’s geology and ...