The fossil in question is that of an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like theropod dinosaurs that thrived during the Cretaceous Period.

A new study shows that 193 million years ago, dinosaurs lived in herds -- much earlier than previously thought.

The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago.

Study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs

Exciting new research has revealed that a drop in atmospheric carbon dioxide caused a dramatic cooling 133 million years ago

The asteroid credited with the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago likely originated from the outer half of the solar system

Research describes the discovery of three new species and hints at rapid evolution immediately after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon

Today, being birdbrained means forgetting where you left your keys. But 66 million years ago, it meant the difference between life & death

It forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago. The Chicxulub impactor left behind a crater off the coast