Most people see the Central Valley as all agriculture,” one paleontologist said, but it’s a rich source of prehistoric ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

By studying mammal remains from the end of the Cretaceous period (approximately 145 to ... “It was already known that plant life changed toward the end of the Cretaceous, with flowering plants ...

Published in Palaeontology, this study offers fresh insights into mammalian evolution, providing evidence that the ecological shifts in the late Cretaceous period ... of the plant life probably ...

As soon as the first ever flowers unfurled from their buds in the early Cretaceous period, they were visited by pollinators.

Paleontologists have uncovered one of the “last giants” of the Late Cretaceous period: Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra. This ...

The findings suggest that mammals were adapting to terrestrial life well before the end of the Cretaceous period. The team discovered ... the spread of flowering plants, known as angiosperms ...

With an incredible history and mysterious extinction, these fascinating creatures continue to puzzle scientists to this day.

The fossil’s discovery in Brazil shows that ants have been around for longer than once thought. This insect impaled its prey ...

When the asteroid arrived at the end of the Cretaceous period, the dinosaurs disappeared ... “It was already known that plant life changed toward the end of the Cretaceous, with flowering plants, ...

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass ...