Scientists from China, Europe and the U.S., including Dr. Stephan Spiekman, a paleontologist at the State Museum of Natural ...

“Jurassic Park made everyone want to have their own dinosaur in their house,” says a reptile enthusiast in the trailer for HBO’s ‘Monsters of God’ ...

By Will Dunham July 30 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a fossil in China of a long-necked marine reptile from 245 ...

A stunningly intact marine reptile named Austronaga minuta that lived around 245 million years ago may have looked like a ...

Sometime during the Triassic Period, a small marine reptile took its last breath, and its body sank slowly to the bottom of ...

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The discovery of a 245-million-year-old marine reptile with preserved internal organs is giving scientists a rare window into ...

“Charismatic megafauna” describes many people’s favorite animals: blue whales, giant pandas, elephants, penguins, and other large beasts of the natural world. Many of these animals are hunted to ...

While most reptiles are wild, many are kept as pets because of their reputation for being mysterious and exotic. Having an unconventional pet comes with its own concerns, though, that you'll need to ...

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history. It was in this ancient world ...

An extinct reptile’s oddly shaped chompers, fingers, and ear bones may tell us quite a bit about the resilience of life on Earth, according to a new study. In fact, paleontologists at Yale, Sam ...