Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the ...

A PhD student who identified a new species of ancient land-dwelling crocodile relative — one built more like a greyhound than any croc you’d see today — honored his high school physics teacher by ...

This newly discovered reptile ran like a greyhound — and its name is a tribute to the scientist’s high school teacher.

The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance. The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics ...

The Kimberley region in the northwest corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of ...

A new study has uncovered how strange amphibians that once lived in north-western Western Australia became early evolutionary ...

Much as we’d like to imagine dinosaurs on skis or skates, their footprints are much more scientifically useful.

Researchers have identified a new species of early crocodile relative from a Late Triassic fossil found in southwest Britain.

A fast-moving ancient crocodile ancestor gets a name honoring the physics teacher who inspired its discoverer.

To sort the earliest branches of the dinosaur family tree, paleontologists compare skeletons piece by piece. They build evolutionary trees from hundreds of anatomical traits—hip sockets, vertebrae, ...

A newly discovered fossil of a tiny dinosaur from Brazil is offering surprising insights into how early sauropodomorphs (ancestors of the gigantic sauropods) grew and developed. The specimen, found in ...

A newly-identified species of ancient crocodile has been named after an "inspirational" teacher by the scientist leading the ...