An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed light on a variety of paleontological mysteries, including why so many ...

A newly unearthed fossil has led experts to believe an ancient species of crocodile may have been an apex predator that hunted dinosaurs on land. Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer Diego ...

One scorching day last September, Annie Méchin crouched over a slab of red clay on a remote patch of farmland near Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. Méchin was scraping away at the clay when ...

An international group of geologists and paleontologists has developed a new method to accurately determine the age of rocks ...

Pay tribute to our favorite reptiles with trivia, books and much more. Alert the little paleontologist in your household: It will soon be International Dinosaur Day! Though the big day takes place on ...

Researchers at Stellenbosch University have found a new technique that uses dinosaur eggshells to more accurately determine the age of fossil sites around the world.