Paleontology

Fossilized vertebrae that were found in an Indian coal mine belonged to a gigantic and previously unknown snake species

A Dune-loving worm paleontologist makes the case that worms have been just as important on Earth as they are in the blockbuster film

This newfound crab species' body size is also larger than any other fossil crab—but its modern day descendent is even bigger

The ancient reptile Dinocephalosaurus had a neck of mythic proportions

Paleontology is rife with fake fossils that are made to cash in on illegal trade but end up interfering with science

Special assemblages of minuscule fossils bring dinosaur ecosystems to life

A newly identified “chicken from hell” species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit

Sometime between C.E. 1100 and 1700, a Massospondylus dinosaur bone was found and carried to a rock shelter in Lesotho, marking the earliest known human discovery of a dinosaur fossil

Permian period petroleum helped to preserve minute scraps of pebbly hide that probably belonged to a lizardlike creature

A dinosaur skull first discovered in the 1980s was originally catalogued as a T. rex. Now some scientists argue it represents a new species of tyrannosaur and could shed light on where the massive animals originated

The massive ancient ape Gigantopithecus blacki disappeared in a mystery that scientists are eager to crack

Annie Montague Alexander went on paleontology expeditions most women could only dream of in the early 1900s