In total, only around 11 specimens of this kind have ever been recorded.

Its skull, broad and triangular in shape, had a pointed beak resembling that of parrots.

"It turns out the world's most famous octopus fossil was never an octopus at all."

The "exciting" find in China includes the remains of a creature that "looks like the sand worm from Dune."

"It has been like solving an ancient murder mystery, with metatarsal evidence."

It was around 13 inches tall and had a beak and claws, but did not have wings.

Scientists say sharks fed on whales in north European waters in prehistoric times, say scientists.

The species honors one of South Korea’s most beloved characters, Dooly the Little Dinosaur.

Scientists in Taiwan examined the brooding behavior and hatching patterns of bird-like but flightless oviraptors.

Researchers have named the new species Crocodylus lucivenator, or Lucy's hunter.