BOULDER, Colo. — Paleontologists recently discovered a rare mammal fossil in western Colorado. It's a genus of mammal that ...

Scientists uncovered the ancient brain structure of an 80-million-year-old fossil bird named Navaornis hestiae, providing ...

The dinosaurs started roaming on Earth after the period of rain called the Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE), said scientists An ...

A rare Triassic fossil unearthed in Brazil, Gondwanax paraisensis, could provide new insights into the origins of dinosaurs.

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape. An 80 ...

Just minutes from Philadelphia, Edelman Fossil Park & Museum has created a dinosaur lovers’ haven that invites guests to dive ...

A well-preserved skull fossil of a new bird species discovered in Brazil helps scientists understand the evolution of modern ...

A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate evolution.

Birds evolved from small feathered dinosaurs during the Jurassic Period. The Navaornis discovery filled in a gap of 70 ...

The fossil bird, which has been named Navaornis hestiae, lived approximately 80 million years ago in what is now Brazil, ...

A research team used state-of-the-art micro-CT scanning technology to reconstruct the bird’s skull and brain in remarkable ...

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...