The region is known for its numerous fossils, including those of an animal with long tusks known as dicynodont. Dicynodonts became extinct long before the appearance of dinosaurs, and their ...

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

In the Mesozoic Era, there are fossils that represent both extinct ... Not all of the mammals survived, for example the dicynodont mammal relatives disappeared. Perhaps the most well-known ...

Combined with known fossil records and past climate information ... Meanwhile, non-dinosaurs – like the 1-tonne dicynodont Lisowicia, whose faeces contained mainly conifer remains – were ...

A dip in sales is causing Texas fashion retailer Fossil to close numerous retail stores as it tries to drive profit. In an outline of its turnaround plan, the maker of watches, handbags and ...

When the first Prototaxites fossil was unearthed in 1843, it was mistaken for an ancient rotting conifer. But trees didn’t yet exist during the Silurian period, so what exactly was this thing ...

A new report illustrates a concerning dynamic: Record heat last year pushed countries to use more planet-warming fossil fuels to cool things down. By Claire Brown Last year was the hottest on ...

(Fossil) Fossil Group is looking for its next chapter under new leadership, even as it makes even deeper cuts and grapples with falling sales. The Richardson-based retailer, which sells watches ...

Suzy White receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust, and has previously received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers ...

Typically, amber forms over millions of years as tree resin fossilizes, but paleontologists have sped that up, creating amber-like fossils from pine resin in 24 hours. The technique could help ...