The soft tissue of a plesiosaur has been studied in detail for the first time, revealing that the marine reptiles, which ...

Ichthyosaurs were a group of marine reptiles that thrived during the Mesozoic era, resembling modern dolphins in appearance and behavior. Recent research has significantly advanced our ...

(Nobumichi Tamura.jpg) (CN) — Paleontologists identified fossils from three massive marine reptiles that may be the largest animals ... that roamed the world’s oceans at the end of the Triassic period ...

The largest and most diverse group of Triassic aquatic reptiles gave birth ... Many contended that the reptiles laid their eggs on the shores—as modern marine turtles do—while others argued that they ...

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The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.

These ancient arthropods have survived multiple mass extinction events, including the famous Permian-Triassic extinction ... swimming Earth’s oceans for over 500 million years. These marine creatures ...

This is a well-written important paper on the recovery of fauna and flora following the end-Permian extinction event in several continental sites in northern China. The convincing conclusion, a rapid ...

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth ... playing a minor role in their ecosystems during the Triassic,” Heath said. “They lived in the shadows of bigger ...

Large, flat-headed amphibians called metoposaurs entirely vanished, as well, not to mention various reptile groups that had emerged early in the Triassic only to disappear by the end. Dinosaurs ...