The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...

Learn how the Gorgonopsian fossil was found in Mallorca, dating back 270 million years, and was discovered far from other ...

A tiny skeleton became the subject of a big debate as scientists went back and forth over the identity of a reptile retrieved ...

A 205-million-year-old fossil, Cryptovaranoides microlanius, was confirmed as the oldest modern lizard, shifting Squamata ...

An international research team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the Museu Balear de ...

Recently, a new species, named Melkamter pateko, has been unearthed in the Chubut province of Argentina. Interestingly, this ...

Henry the Nile crocodile will celebrate his 124th birthday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa on Dec. 16.

Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal ...

While gorgonopsians lacked external ears, they had a precursor feature in their jawbone that later developed into our characteristic mammalian ear bones. Their legs are also positioned more under ...

Archaeologists have discovered the fossil of the oldest saber-toothed animal dating back to the time before dinosaurs walked ...