The fossil has been named Jeholia longchengi after its discovery site in the Jehol Biota of Longcheng District in Liaoning ...

Around 10 centimeters in length, the fossil of a type of scorpion species that existed around 125 million years ago has been ...

A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

In a study published in January, researchers confirmed the preservation of original organic molecules in Mesozoic dinosaur fossils, challenging long-held beliefs in paleontology. The study is titled ...

Researchers have found an ancient scorpion fossil dating back approximately 125 million years in northeast China's ...

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Discoveries there are casting light on life during the Mesozoic, specifically 130 million to 110 million years ago—a time distinguished by the diversification of dinosaurs, mammals, birds ...

Non-bird dinosaurs lived between about 245 and 66 million years ago, in a time known as the Mesozoic Era. This was many millions of years before the first modern humans, Homo sapiens, appeared.

It represents the divide between the Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic Eras. Dr Mike Day is the curator of fossil reptiles at the Museum. He says, 'The Triassic is an interesting period. It forms the ...

She received her PhD studying Mesozoic birds at the University of Southern California. Jasmina Wiemann is a Trimble & Barr Postdoctoral Scholar studying the intersection of organic chemistry ...

In Drumheller, Alta., the badlands take us back in time. Exposed layers of rock show us what Canada was like during the Mesozoic era, a pivotal time in Earth’s history. The last 79 million years ...