The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement pattern. The birds flapping around in the Age of Dinosaurs had all sorts of different teeth in their ...

An artist’s conception shows a type of dicynodont known as Dicynodon. (Illustration by Marlene Hill Donnelly) Dental exams conducted on fossils from more than 200 million years ago suggest that the ...

For paleontologists who study animals that lived long ago, fossilized remains tell only part of the story of an animal’s life. While a well-preserved skeleton can provide hints at what an ancient ...

A never-before-seen species of pterosaur had hundreds of hooked teeth that helped it filter its food in a similar way to living flamingos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

My, what big teeth you have. Pterosaurs may have scared frenzied tourists in 2015's "Jurassic World," but a newly classified species of the ancient reptile may have scared the wits out of its prey ...

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - They probably did not smile, frown or snarl, but T. rex and its relatives almost certainly had the dinosaur equivalent of lips - a new finding by scientists that ...

It's rare, but a trip to the beach in Florida can end up with a shark bite − or a bite from a toothy sea creature. When this happens, people are likely to ask, "what bit you?" Specifically, they're ...

The ichthyosaur had evolved to chomp large prey. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You wouldn't want to meet an ichthyosaur while ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If you want to know the secret behind the success of Tyrannosaurus rex and its meat-eating dinosaur cousins, look no further than their teeth. Scientists on Tuesday unveiled a ...

It’s the 20th anniversary of Darkness Falls! That’s right! The movie that sat out to make the tooth fairy sound even more terrifying than an entity collecting baby teeth while you’re asleep, is almost ...

Los Angeles, CA (September 30, 2021)—The birds flapping around in the Age of Dinosaurs had all sorts of different teeth in their mouths. Toothed birds went extinct along with their giant cousins, and ...