Mammals feed using a jaw hinge formed by dentary and squamosal bones. Fossil evidence reveals that this type of joint evolved independently in an extinct species of mammalian relatives called ...

A Museums of Western Colorado volunteer’s discovery in 2018 of a jawbone fragment in a block of sandstone previously collected outside Rangely has contributed to scientists discovering a previously ...

The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals. These fossils, belonging to ...

Emily Roycroft receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This research was supported by the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, Native Australian Animals Trust and Bioplatforms ...

Two brand-new species of early mammals from the Jurassic period have been discovered, revealing the secrets of how we got our ears. These new species are hoped to give paleontologists insight into how ...

Beneath the soil of Majorca, a treasure from the Permian era has emerged. The remains of the oldest gorgonopsian ever discovered unveil the secrets of a formidable predator, at the crossroads between ...

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A group of researchers, including Dr. Steven Jasinski from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, has made a significant discovery in the Himalayan foothills of northern India. Their ...