New fossilized tracks made by an ancient reptile indicate that these animals evolved tens of millions of years sooner than scientists first thought.

But despite its ferocious appendages, this dinosaur wasn’t a carnivorous predator. “It’s like nature gave it a pair of machetes not for fighting, but for gardening,” said Yoshitsugu ...

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The footprints were made 167 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period, an important time in dinosaur evolution, but little rock remains from the era, Blakesley said. As a result ...

(CNN) – A new type of dinosaur species has been discovered in Asia. Paleontologists unearthed a fully preserved claw fossil. The prehistoric remains were found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.

(CNN) – A new type of dinosaur species has been discovered in Asia. Paleontologists unearthed a fully preserved claw fossil. The prehistoric remains were found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. A recreation ...